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Typing a 17-character VIN correctly, twice, while a customer is standing at the counter is a small but constant tax on every intake. SalesThumb's VIN scanner uses the phone's camera to read the CODE-39, CODE-128, or Data Matrix barcode automakers already stamp on every VIN sticker, then decodes it against NHTSA's free vPIC API for year, make, model, trim, and body class. Body class is the quiet payoff — it lets the compliance widget default the vehicle's tint-law class (sedan vs. SUV/truck) automatically instead of asking the tech to pick it.
Launching August 1, 2026 — get early access.
Aim at the VIN barcode (door jamb, dash, or windshield)
2023 Tesla Model 3
Long Range AWD
Sedan / 4-Door
Features, zoomed in
Three capabilities built specifically for the day-to-day of a working shop.
Deep dive · 01
This isn't OCR trying to read handwriting-style text off a dashboard sticker in bad lighting — it's a barcode scanner reading the same CODE-39/CODE-128/Data Matrix symbol every automaker already prints next to the VIN. That's why it locks onto a read in about a second instead of hunting for a clean angle on printed text.
Aim at the VIN barcode (door jamb, dash, or windshield)
2023 Tesla Model 3
Long Range AWD
Sedan / 4-Door
What's included
Everything that ships on day one. No feature-gating surprises inside a single plan.
Who it's for
What it replaces
How it works
A camera view opens full-screen with a corner-bracket reticle to aim with.
The camera reads the CODE-39/CODE-128/Data Matrix VIN barcode; a 17-character + I/O/Q check filters out bad reads before it's sent anywhere.
The VIN is sent to the free vPIC API, which returns year, make, model, trim, and body class in under a second — tap 'Use this vehicle' to attach it.
How a shop actually uses this
A customer pulls up for a same-day ceramic coat. Instead of asking for the VIN and typing it off their registration, the tech opens the scanner, aims at the door-jamb sticker, and gets a lock in under a second: 2023 Tesla Model 3, Long Range AWD, Sedan/4-Door. One tap on 'Use this vehicle' and the year/make/model/trim land on the customer record — no typos, no second lookup to confirm the body class for the tint-law compliance widget.
Questions
Fits in with
NHTSA vPIC
Free, no-API-key vehicle decode by VIN
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The installer app shows today's schedule, captures photos, clocks in/out, and updates job status. The customer app shows their active job's progress, appointments, quotes, invoices, and warranty status — as the SalesThumb app with your shop's name on it today. (A fully white-labeled app under your own brand in the App Store is on the roadmap.)
One Expo app, two login flows. Customers type name + phone, get a 6-digit SMS code, land in their own portal. Staff use email + password. Role decides which tabs they see.
Build a quote from real line items — services, film, parts, fees — send it, and the customer approves with a drawn signature and a card deposit on their phone. No account needed on either side.
Launching soon — join the waitlist for early access. At launch: 30-day free trial with full access to every feature on this page, no credit card.
Launching August 1, 2026 — get early access.