Vehicle Data Tab

The number on the state-issued license plate.

The state that has licensed the vehicle.

The date the current vehicle registration expires.

The month the vehicle was built.

The year the vehicle was built (not the model year).

Select Yes, No, or leave blank (the default selection) depending on whether or not prior damage exists on the vehicle. This setting is exported with the estimate file.

This text field is active (and becomes required) when you select Yes for Prior Damage Exists. If there was prior damage to the vehicle that is not a result of the incident covered by the current claim, you can enter the information here.

Note: It is recommended that you avoid entering non-printing and special characters in the Remarks text because they may interfere with report alignment. Although such characters cannot be directly typed into Mitchell Estimating, they may inadvertently be pasted into a text field from another source. In order to avoid problems with reports, any special characters found in the text will be replaced by spaces.

The odometer reading of the vehicle.

The manufacturer’s code for the paint on the vehicle.

This field is visible only when RMC is the selected Paint/Material Calculation method. This selection carries over to RMC.

These fields are visible only when RMC is the selected Paint/Material Calculation method. These selections carry over to RMC, and for ShopPak users, print on the Work Order report.

The color of the paint on the vehicle.

The color of the interior of the vehicle.

This amount is automatically generated based on the NADA Book selection (RedBook for Canadian users) and valuation Type entered on the Valuation tab. For NADA installations, it includes option adjustments, and for both NADA and RedBook, it includes the vehicle mileage.

Note: For Medium/Heavy Duty trucks, this value defaults to 0.00.

It represents the average retail base value of the vehicle. When the estimate total is calculated, it is compared to this value. If the estimated repair total is greater than the ACV Threshold on the Valuation tab, the ACV field in the status line changes.  

The system automatically recalculates the ACV Amount in uncommitted estimates when the mileage or vehicle options are changed. If you change the system-generated ACV amount, Mitchell Estimating no longer automatically recalculates the value.

The system does not automatically recalculate the ACV Amount in committed estimates. However, you can override the ACV Amount on a committed estimate if needed.

 Indicates if the vehicle is driveable by selecting an option from this list.

In general, the condition of the vehicle. Select the condition code from the list. The available choices are defined in the Shorthand Codes dialog box.