No more typing VINs
A VIN typed by hand on a phone is a mistake waiting to happen, and one wrong character means the wrong parts. MapleFix reads it for you.
VIN barcodes on the phone and the computer
On the Android app, the camera reads the VIN barcode on the door jamb or windshield right on the phone, using Google's ML Kit, so the scan itself works even where the signal is weak. The same scanner reads part barcodes and the QR codes on tire tags. On the computer, use a webcam or a photo of the barcode. MapleFix checks the VIN's check digit and the letters a VIN can't contain (I, O and Q) before it accepts it.
A decoded VIN fills in the vehicle
MapleFix decodes the VIN through the US government's free NHTSA vPIC service and fills in the year, make, model, trim, engine, drive type, fuel and body. Answers are kept, so the same model decodes instantly next time, and if the internet is down you can still type the make and model yourself.
The VIN shapes the inspection too
The decoded drive type, fuel and body decide which points appear on the digital inspection: no oil checks on an electric car, diesel checks only on diesels, transfer case checks only on four-wheel and all-wheel drives.
Licence plate reading
Pointing the phone at a car's licence plate is often quicker still. The phone shows a live camera with a frame for the plate; on the computer, use the camera or a photo. The picture goes to MapleFix's own server, where two open-source models, trained on plates from more than 65 countries including Canada, find the plate and read it. The photo isn't kept and isn't sent to any outside service. MapleFix then matches the reading to the plates of your customers, allowing for look-alikes such as O and 0 or B and 8, and you confirm it's the right car.
Straight into a job
"Scan a VIN" and "Scan a plate" sit in the phone app's + menu: scan, confirm the customer, and the new job is started for that car.