How it works
A VIN goes in. A searchable, inspected parts catalog comes out.
YardForge does not guess what is on your shelf. It gives your staff a structured checklist for every car and refuses to publish anything a person has not looked at.
Engine assembly
Needs inspection
Alternator
Needs inspection
Front bumper
Needs inspection
Radiator
Needs inspection
Headlight, LH
Needs inspection
Door, front RH
Needs inspection
Illustration of a generated checklist. Generated parts are never published until a person inspects them.
- 01
Intake the vehicle
Two ways in, and both end in the same reviewable form.
- Manual entry covers year, make, model, trim, engine, transmission, drivetrain, body style, doors, colors, mileage, fuel type, stock number, yard location, acquisition date, condition, and title status.
- VIN entry calls the free NHTSA vPIC service from the server and normalises the response into those same fields.
- Every decoded value is editable before you save. Missing trim, odd body styles, and pre-1981 vehicles without a 17-character VIN are all handled.
- If the decode service is down, the form still works and tells you plainly that it could not reach the service.
- 02
Generate the parts checklist
A template writes out what that car normally yields.
- Templates are stored in the database and matched on vehicle category, body style, drivetrain, fuel type, and door count.
- Groups covered: powertrain, engine accessories, cooling, suspension and steering, body, lighting, glass and mirrors, interior, electrical, and everything else worth pulling.
- Vehicle creation and generation run as one transaction, so a failure never leaves a half-built car in your inventory.
- A generated part is a possibility, not a promise. It may be smashed, missing, or illegal to resell.
- 03
Inspect, price, publish
The only path from a checklist row to a public listing.
- Each part opens at Needs inspection with no publish date and no public visibility.
- An inspector sets a real condition, marks tested or untested, records the rack, shelf, or bin, and confirms a price.
- The suggested price comes from your own rules — category, vehicle age, condition, tested status, demand multiplier, markup — and is stored alongside whatever you actually charge.
- Publishing is a separate, deliberate action performed by a person on a single part.
- 04
Sell from your storefront
The public half, generated for you.
- Your yard gets a mobile-first site with your name, colors, hours, address, tap-to-call, and a directions link.
- Customers search by keyword, category, price, and shipping eligibility, and browse by vehicle.
- A request lets them pick parts, choose pickup or shipping, acknowledge your policies, and leave a name with an email or phone number.
- You get a reference code to quote back to them, and a queue in the dashboard to work through.
Generated parts are not inventory
These parts were generated from a template for this vehicle. They have not been verified, are not on your storefront, and may not exist on the car. Inspect each one before publishing.
Fitment is a guide
Fitment information is a guide only and is not a guarantee. Verify part numbers and fitment against your own vehicle before purchase.
Try it on a car you actually have.
The fastest way to judge this is to type in a real VIN from your lot and look at the checklist it produces.