Adding/Deleting/Updating Vehicles

Plate - The license plate number of the vehicle. This filed is required but can be a duplicated after a warning dialog is displayed. If you are using CARFAX, you can enter the plate and click the icon to the right of the pate field to have the VIN returned and decoded to populate the vehicle.

Color - You can choose a color from the smart label or type in a color.

Odometer - The last recorded mileage of the vehicle.

Unit ID - Company fleets tend to number their vehicles. This field is designed to be used for this purpose.

Production Date - The date that the vehicle was produced. This is sometimes necessary for parts ordering. If this filed is set before the year, the year of the vehicle will be preset to the production date year.

Year - The year of the vehicle.

Use Catalog - When checked, the make/model/engine will be locked to only valid models within the parts catalog.

- If you click this icon, an expanding vehicle selector from the catalog will be provided. It can be a more efficient way to enter the vehicle information.

Make - The manufacturer of the vehicle.

Model - The model of the vehicle. When using the catalog, only the valid models for the selected make will be listed for the year provided.

Series - The series of the model selected. Only valid series for the model selected will be provided.

Engine - The engine size for the vehicle. Only valid engines for the make, model and year will be provided.

VIN - The vehicle identification number. Also known as the serial number of the vehicle. Once the VIN is entered, you can click the icon beside it to have it decoded and populate the vehicle's make, model and engine fields.

Maintenance Plan - Select the maintenance plan to assign to the vehicle from the smart label.

Send Reminder - When checked, the vehicle is eligible for service reminder reports.

A Service Reminder Was Last Sent On - Displays the date the vehicle was flagged as reminded.

License Plate to VIN Decoder

As a subscriber to CARFAX, you have the ability to type a plate in the vehicle card and have it retrieve the vehicle's VIN. This VIN will then be decoded to populate the vehicle card.

You must submit a call to support with your CARFAX account login information to have this feature enabled in your database.