{"id":1075,"date":"2026-09-20T19:17:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T19:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.repairshopsolutions.com\/about\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=1075"},"modified":"2026-09-20T19:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T19:17:23","slug":"searching-for-past-inspections","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.repairshopsolutions.com\/about\/resources\/searching-for-past-inspections\/","title":{"rendered":"DVI &#8211; Searching for Past Inspections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Digital Inspections are great. No more searching through boxes of paperwork to locate a previous inspection! The search tool can be used to search by just about any field you can think of. &nbsp;First or last name, make, model, license plate, RO number, VIN. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"161\" src=\"\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-37.png\" alt=\"This image shows how to search your data for all previous inspections by RO number, license, name, etc.\" class=\"wp-image-1973\" srcset=\"\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-37.png 650w, \/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-37-300x74.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also select date fields, employees, or status to help you narrow the results. Use the Advanced option to show a list of preset search queries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"148\" src=\"\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-38-1024x148.png\" alt=\"This shows the advanced search option allowing you to search by technician, dates, etc\" class=\"wp-image-1974\" srcset=\"\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-38-1024x148.png 1024w, \/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-38-300x43.png 300w, \/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-38-768x111.png 768w, \/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-38.png 1093w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This feature is available and powerful, but you may rarely need it. We&#8217;ve brought the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.repairshopsolutions.com\/about\/resources\/copying-info-from-the-previous-inspection\/\">history of past inspections<\/a> right to the checklist. \u00a0And as you hover over any inspection on the home screen, you will see whether it has a history or is a first-time inspection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"180\" src=\"\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-39.png\" alt=\"This image shows that this vehicle has not been inspected using our system yet\" class=\"wp-image-1975\" srcset=\"\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-39.png 401w, \/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-39-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This one has 7 previous inspections, and clicking that button will show them all<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"112\" src=\"\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-40.png\" alt=\"This image shows a vehicle that has had 7 previous inspections\" class=\"wp-image-1976\" srcset=\"\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-40.png 373w, \/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-40-300x90.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1075","resources","type-resources","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.6 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Search for Past Inspections in RSS DVI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Search past DVI inspections by name, VIN, license plate, or RO number, or pull up a vehicle&#039;s full inspection history.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.repairshopsolutions.com\/about\/resources\/searching-for-past-inspections\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Search Past Inspections in RSS DVI Easily Now\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Say goodbye to paperwork chaos! 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