Built for Automotive Dealerships

Stop Losing Days.
Start Tracking Recon.

Know exactly where every vehicle is in your reconditioning pipeline. From trade-in to front line, Vehicle Recon Tracker gives your team real-time visibility, accountability, and the data to eliminate bottlenecks.

40%
Faster Recon
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Visibility
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Lost Vehicles
24/7
Access

Everything You Need to Run Recon

Purpose-built for automotive dealerships. No bloat, no complexity — just the tools your team actually uses every day.

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Real-Time Dashboard

See every active vehicle grouped by status, sorted by age. Stat cards show vehicle counts, average recon times, and total recon costs. Color-coded age warnings at 7 and 14 days. Auto-refreshes every 10 minutes with a live clock.

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Custom Status Codes

Define your own statuses per dealership — Service, Body Shop, Waiting Parts, Detail, whatever fits your workflow. Choose from 10 colors, reorder anytime. Built-in Pending Approval status for manager sign-off.

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Multi-Store Access

Each store gets its own vehicles, users, statuses, and settings. Assign users to multiple dealerships with granular access control. Administrators manage across all their locations from one dashboard.

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Recon Cost Tracking

Track reconditioning costs from intake to completion. Enter costs when adding or editing a vehicle, then capture final costs at completion. Dashboard shows total active cost and per-unit averages. Full cost analysis on the Reports page.

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Notes & Audit Trail

Every user can add timestamped notes to any vehicle. Full status change history shows who changed what and when. Every action is logged in the Activity Log — complete accountability.

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In-App Notifications

Real-time notification bell with unread count badge. Get notified on status changes, vehicle completions, notes on your vehicles, and feature request updates. Customizable per-user on the Profile page.

Smart Email Alerts

Vehicle age alerts, Pending Approval notifications, registration alerts, and account decision emails — all configurable per dealership and per user. Separate from in-app notifications.

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Reports & Cost Analysis

Status bottleneck analysis, user activity breakdown, average recon times, cost analysis for active and completed vehicles, top 5 most expensive units, and inactive user tracking. Filter by dealership and time period.

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Export to CSV & PDF

Export active or completed vehicles to CSV for spreadsheet analysis, or open a print-ready PDF view. Exports include all vehicle details, recon costs, status, and dealership. Respects your current filters.

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Vendor Email

Send a detailed vehicle list to any vendor — body shops, detail companies, parts suppliers. Pick statuses to include, and every vehicle gets an automatic audit note documenting the communication.

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Role-Based Access

Three user levels control who can view, edit, complete, or delete vehicles. Registration requires admin approval with instant email notifications. Password lock lets admins restrict account changes.

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Instant Messaging

Built-in real-time messaging between team members at your dealership. Search contacts, track unread messages in the nav bar, and keep conversations flowing without leaving the app.

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Billing Portal

Self-service billing portal for your dealership contacts — no login required. View invoices, payment history, upcoming bills, and pay online with a secure payment link. Toggle between YTD, 12-month, and all-time views.

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Security & Activity Logging

Every login, vehicle action, and note is logged with timestamps. IP-based brute force protection, HTTPS enforcement, CSRF protection, bcrypt hashing, password expiry policies, and concurrent login detection with automatic alerts.

Track Every Vehicle, Every Step

From the moment a vehicle enters your system to the day it hits the front line — nothing falls through the cracks.

Vehicles Grouped by Status & Age

Your dashboard organizes active vehicles by their current status, sorted oldest first within each group. You immediately see what's been sitting too long.

  • Color-coded age warnings at 7 and 14 days
  • Average time in each status displayed per group
  • Search across active and completed vehicles by stock number, description, or color
  • Click any stock number for full detail with cost, color, notes, and history
  • Filters persist across navigation — pick up where you left off
Service 2024 Honda Civic EX — #A1002 7d
Service 2023 Toyota RAV4 LE — #A1021 3d
Parts 2024 Ford F-150 XLT — #A1003 14d
Detail 2024 Honda Accord Sport — #A1005 1d

Complete Audit Trail

Every action is tracked. Every status change records who made it and when. Notes from your entire team create a permanent timeline on each vehicle.

  • Full status transition history with timestamps
  • Timestamped notes from any user
  • Vendor email audit notes added automatically
  • Activity Log tracks every action across all dealerships
  • Failed login attempts logged with IP for security monitoring
STATUS HISTORY
UnassignedService  ·  Mike R.  ·  03/08/2026
ServiceWaiting Parts  ·  Sarah T.  ·  03/10/2026
NOTES
Sarah T. — 03/10 2:14 PM
Needs brake pads + rotors. Parts ordered.
Mike R. — 03/08 9:30 AM
Customer trade — rush if possible.

Measure What Matters

Your dashboard shows average recon time, total active recon costs, and per-unit cost averages. Reports break down costs for active and completed vehicles with top 5 most expensive units.

  • Average recon time from completed vehicles (last 90 days)
  • Total active recon cost and average cost per unit on dashboard
  • Cost analysis for active and completed vehicles on Reports page
  • Per-status average time with bottleneck identification
  • Export active or completed vehicles to CSV or print-ready PDF
Avg Recon Time
4d 6h
23 completed
Active Recon Cost
$18,450
avg $615 per unit
1d 4h
Service
2d 18h
Parts
6h 32m
Detail

The Right Access for Every Role

From the lot attendant to the GM, everyone sees exactly what they need — and nothing they don't.

Administrator

Manage users, vehicles, and settings for their dealership. Approve or deny registrations, configure alerts, custom statuses, and vendor communications. Multi-store admins manage across assigned locations.

Level 2

Edit vehicles, change statuses, mark as completed, reactivate. Full day-to-day recon management without admin access. Multi-store access available when granted by an administrator.

Level 1

View-only access to the dashboard and vehicle details. Add notes to any vehicle. Perfect for sales staff checking status. Configurable email alert preferences.

Additional administrative capabilities are available for multi-location dealer groups. Contact us for details.

Built for Real Dealerships

Every feature exists because a dealership needed it. No theoretical functionality — just practical tools that save time.

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Secure by Default

CSRF protection on every form. Bcrypt password hashing with configurable expiry policies. HTTPS enforced. IP brute force protection. Concurrent login detection alerts users when their account is active from multiple locations. Role-based permissions enforced server-side.

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Comprehensive Activity Log

Every login, vehicle change, note, and status update is logged with user, timestamp, and IP. Filter by category, dealership, and date range. Filters persist across navigation for quick reference.

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Print & Export

Print any vehicle's complete record with notes and status history. Export active or completed vehicle lists to CSV or print-ready PDF. All exports include recon costs, status, and dealership data.

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Mobile Responsive

Full functionality on phones and tablets. Check recon status from the lot, add notes from service, approve users from anywhere. Dashboard auto-refreshes to keep data current.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Press ? to see all shortcuts. Quickly search with /, add vehicles with N, toggle notifications with B, and navigate with H. Built for power users who want to move fast.

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Feature Requests & Voting

Your team can submit feature ideas and vote on them from the Ideas page. Watch your suggestions move from open to planned to completed. In-app notifications keep you informed of updates.

Pending Approval Workflow

Built-in Pending Approval status triggers email alerts to designated users when vehicles need manager sign-off. Configurable per-user so only the right people get notified.

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Built-In Support

Your team can contact support directly from within the app via a one-click form in the footer. User details are pre-filled — just type and send. No external ticketing system needed.

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Timezone Aware

Set your timezone once in config. All timestamps — notes, status changes, alerts — display correctly for your location. PHP and MySQL stay in sync automatically.

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Built by Car Guys, for Car Guys

25+ years of dealership experience behind the design of Vehicle Recon Tracker. Every screen, every workflow, every alert was built by people who've lived the recon process — not by developers guessing what you need.

What Dealerships Are Saying

Real feedback from real users.

Just started our free trial yesterday. Setting up was easy and the training guide walked us through everything. Looking forward to getting the whole team on board this week.

Chris E.
Enceladus Ford

Clean interface, fast performance, and the price is very fair. We looked at Rapid Recon and ReconTRAC but they were three to four times the cost. VRT gives us everything we need at a fraction of the price.

Jennifer L.
Callisto Cadillac

The messaging system alone replaced three different group chats we were using. Everything is in one place now and tied to actual vehicle records. My team loves it.

Samuel J.
Ganymede GMC

We have been using VRT for about six weeks and already our recon days are trending down. The visual dashboard makes it really easy to spot vehicles that are falling behind. Great tool for any size dealership.

Emma S.
Titan Toyota

My service advisor loves the @mention feature in notes. She tags me when a vehicle needs my approval and I get a notification instantly. No more sticky notes on my desk.

Ryan R.
Pluto Pre-Owned

The activity log and reporting tools give me complete visibility into what my team is doing. No more guessing. I can see who updated what, when they did it, and how long vehicles sit in each status.

Viola D.
Neptune Chrysler

Honestly I was skeptical about another software subscription but the ROI is obvious. We are moving cars through recon faster, our team communicates better, and I can see exactly where every unit stands from my phone.

Leonardo D.
Uranus Auto Mall

We run three rooftops and the multi-store dashboard lets me see all of them at once or drill into one. The compliance report is perfect for our monthly manager meetings — I just print it and go.

Scarlett J.
Saturn Motors

The vendor email feature saves us so much time. Instead of calling the body shop and reading off a list, I select the statuses, hit send, and they get a professional email with every vehicle, every note, and my contact info. Brilliant.

Morgan F.
Jupiter Auto Sales

What I appreciate most is the simplicity. We tried two other recon tools before this and they were bloated and overpriced. VRT does exactly what we need without the complexity. My team was trained in under an hour.

Cate B.
Mars Dealership

The mobile app is a game changer for our lot techs. They snap photos of every vehicle as it arrives, add notes on the spot, and update statuses without walking back to a computer. Our documentation has never been better.

Denzel W.
Earth Automotive

As a GM, I used to spend my mornings chasing down updates from service, detail, and the lot. Now I open the GM Dashboard and everything is right there — aging vehicles, bottlenecks, team activity. It has completely changed how I start my day.

Meryl S.
Venus Auto Group

We switched from whiteboards to Vehicle Recon Tracker three months ago and the difference is night and day. Every vehicle has a clear status, every team member knows what needs to happen next, and our average recon time dropped by two full days. The dashboard alone is worth the subscription.

Tom H.
Mercury Motors
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Ready to Take Control of Recon?

Stop guessing where vehicles are. Stop losing days to miscommunication. Track recon, message your team, and manage billing — all from one platform built for your dealership.

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