Before you buy
Pre-Purchase Inspection for Cars, Trucks, Vans & Commercial Vehicles
Buying private party, from a dealer or at auction? We inspect the vehicle where it sits — you do not need to own it or move it — and send a documented report with photos before your money leaves.
Request pre-purchase condition assessment
Individuals, businesses and fleets — one form, straight to our coordinators.
What this service covers
- Full mechanical, electrical and safety inspection
- Scan-tool report with stored and pending fault codes
- Fluid, leak, brake, tire and suspension condition
- Frame, body and prior-repair observations
- Photo-documented report delivered by email
- Commercial and fleet unit pre-purchase inspections
Vehicles we service
- Cars and SUVs
- Pickup trucks and vans
- Light-duty commercial vehicles
- Medium-duty trucks
- Heavy-duty and fleet units
Built for fleets in all 50 states, with California compliance modules included.
How it works
- Step 1
Send the listing
Give us the seller or dealer location, VIN and listing link if you have one.
- Step 2
We inspect on site
No need to own the vehicle or arrange transport — we go to it.
- Step 3
You get the report
A documented report with photos, before you commit to the purchase.
Servicing multiple vehicles?
AssetStacc runs the same service for businesses and fleets, with every visit documented to the asset.
- Fleet managers scheduling several units in one visit
- Contractors and construction companies keeping crews moving
- Delivery, service and utility fleets
- Small businesses with a handful of company vehicles
Questions we hear
I do not own the vehicle yet — can you still inspect it?
Yes. That is the point of a pre-purchase inspection. We coordinate access with the seller or dealer at their location.
What do I get at the end?
A documented inspection report with findings, photos and any fault codes, emailed to you so you can negotiate or walk away.
Do you inspect work trucks and commercial units?
Yes — from passenger cars to medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles and trailers.
Other mobile services
Same technicians, same documented record — every service comes to your location.
Brake Service
Measured brake inspection, pads, rotors, hardware and fluid service — at your location.
Individuals & fleets
Battery Service
Battery, starter and charging-system testing with same-visit replacement.
Individuals & fleets
Alternator & Starter
No-starts, battery lights and charging faults tested across the whole circuit.
Individuals & fleets
Diagnostics
Check engine lights, drivability faults and no-starts proven with real testing.
Individuals & fleets
Ready when you are
Send the request or call — either way you reach the same coordinators.
What we inspect
Light vehicles through heavy equipment. The checklist changes with the asset class; the documentation standard does not.
Cars, vans and light-duty pickups
Private-party and dealer purchases, work vans and half-ton trucks being added to a small fleet.
- Scan for stored, pending and history fault codes plus readiness monitors
- Engine and transmission condition — leaks, cold start, drivability road test
- Cooling, charging and battery health
- Brakes, tires, steering, suspension and alignment indicators
- Frame, unibody and prior collision or repaint evidence
- Rust and corrosion assessment, undercarriage photos
- HVAC, electrical accessories, lighting and safety equipment
- VIN verification, odometer plausibility and open recall check
Medium- and heavy-duty trucks and tractors
Class 3 through Class 8 units, box trucks, service bodies, dumps, sleepers and day cabs.
- Engine, aftertreatment and emissions system condition (DPF, DEF, EGR history)
- ECM fault history and available service data
- Air brake system — chambers, slack adjusters, lining thickness, leak-down test
- Clutch, transmission, driveline and differential inspection
- Frame rails, crossmembers, fifth wheel and mounting hardware
- Suspension, king pins, steering play and tire condition with DOT dates
- Cab, glass, mirrors, lighting and required safety equipment
- Items measured against the DOT annual inspection criteria in 49 CFR 396 Appendix A
Trailers
Dry vans, flatbeds, dumps, equipment and utility trailers.
- Frame, deck, crossmembers and weld condition
- Brakes, drums or rotors, air lines and ABS function
- Axles, hubs, seals, bearings and suspension components
- Landing gear, coupler, pintle or gooseneck condition
- Lighting, wiring, reflective tape and required markings
- Tires, rims and DOT date codes
- Floor, walls, roof, doors and load-securement points
Construction and off-road equipment
Excavators, loaders, skid steers, backhoes, forklifts and attachments.
- Hour meter verification and service history review where available
- Hydraulic system — cylinders, hoses, pumps, drift and leak checks
- Undercarriage, tracks, rollers, sprockets or tires
- Engine, cooling and hydraulic oil condition, with sampling on request
- Boom, stick, bucket, pins, bushings and attachment wear
- Structural welds, ROPS, guarding and safety interlocks
- Electrical, controls, gauges and operator station function
- Functional operating test of every circuit under load
What you receive
A pass / defect / critical rating on every line
Each checklist item is rated, and anything marked as a defect requires a note and a photo. Nothing is left as an unexplained checkmark.
Time-stamped photo evidence
Photos of the VIN, meter reading, tires, undercarriage, leaks and every recorded defect are attached to the report, not sent loose in a text thread.
A signed, branded PDF report
You receive the completed inspection as a PDF you can send to the seller, a lender, an insurer or a partner.
An optional repair estimate
If you want the found defects priced, the inspection converts directly into an itemized estimate for parts and labor so you know what the unit needs after purchase.
A permanent record on the asset
If you buy the unit and track it in AssetStacc, the pre-purchase inspection becomes the first entry in that asset's permanent history — every later repair builds on it.
AssetStacc Platform · software, sold separately
Buying a whole fleet or business?
AssetStacc Enterprise includes an acquisition due diligence view that summarises service, inspection and compliance evidence for each asset. It supports a buyer's review; it is not a valuation or appraisal.