updated the fucking mf fanavaran

src/claim-request-management/claim-request-management.service.ts

@@ -197,12 +197,17 @@ import {
 } from "./fanavaran-accident-vehicle-used";
 import {
   asPartyInquiryRows,
+  collectPersonBirthdays,
+  collectPersonNationalCodes,
+  parseJalaliDateParts,
   pickPersonBirthday,
   pickPersonNationalCode,
   selectFanavaranDriverId,
 } from "./fanavaran-driver-inquiry";
 import {
   asObjectRecord,
+  collectPartyVinCandidates,
+  normalizeVin,
   parseFanavaranId,
   pickFanavaranPlaqueLookupFields,
   pickFanavaranVehicleFromInquiry,
@@ -3934,6 +3939,41 @@ export class ClaimRequestManagementService {
     return pickFanavaranVehicleFromInquiry(inquired, vehicleId);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Damaged cars often store chassis on vehicle.vin. Try every VIN-like id
+   * until Fanavaran returns PlaqueKindId (required on GEN.12).
+   */
+  private async fetchFanavaranVehicleByVinCandidates(
+    clientKey: FanavaranClientKey,
+    vins: string[],
+  ): Promise<Record<string, unknown> | null> {
+    let fallback: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
+    for (const vin of vins) {
+      try {
+        const vehicle = await this.fetchFanavaranVehicleByVin(clientKey, vin);
+        if (!vehicle) {
+          this.logger.warn(
+            `[buildFanavaranDamageCasePayload] VIN inquiry for ${vin} returned no vehicle`,
+          );
+          continue;
+        }
+        const plaqueKindId = pickFanavaranPlaqueLookupFields(vehicle).kindId;
+        this.logger.log(
+          `[buildFanavaranDamageCasePayload] VIN inquiry ${vin} VehicleId=${pickVehicleId(vehicle) ?? "none"} VehicleKindId=${parseFanavaranId(vehicle.VehicleKindId) ?? "none"} UsedId=${parseFanavaranId(vehicle.UsedId) ?? "none"} PlaqueKindId=${plaqueKindId ?? "none"}`,
+        );
+        if (plaqueKindId != null) return vehicle;
+        if (!fallback) fallback = vehicle;
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.logger.warn(
+          `[buildFanavaranDamageCasePayload] VIN inquiry failed for ${vin}: ${
+            error instanceof Error ? error.message : error
+          }`,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+    return fallback;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Fallback when VIN is missing: policy GET → vehicle GET → UsedId/VehicleKindId.
    */
@@ -4016,43 +4056,9 @@ export class ClaimRequestManagementService {
   }
 
   private parseJalaliBirthday(
-    birthday: string | number | null | undefined,
+    birthday: string | number | Record<string, unknown> | null | undefined,
   ): { year: number; month: number; day: number } | null {
-    if (birthday == null) return null;
+    return parseJalaliDateParts(birthday);
-    const str = String(birthday).trim();
-
-    // Compact format: "13640610" → year=1364, month=06, day=10
-    if (/^\d{8}$/.test(str)) {
-      const year = parseInt(str.slice(0, 4), 10);
-      const month = parseInt(str.slice(4, 6), 10);
-      const day = parseInt(str.slice(6, 8), 10);
-      if (isNaN(year) || isNaN(month) || isNaN(day)) {
-        this.logger.warn(
-          `parseJalaliBirthday: failed to parse compact format "${str}" - year=${year}, month=${month}, day=${day}`,
-        );
-        return null;
-      }
-      return { year, month, day };
-    }
-
-    // Delimited formats: "1364/06/10" or "1364-06-10"
-    const parts = str.split(/[/\-]/);
-    if (parts.length < 3) {
-      this.logger.warn(
-        `parseJalaliBirthday: insufficient parts in "${str}" - got ${parts.length} parts`,
-      );
-      return null;
-    }
-    const year = parseInt(parts[0], 10);
-    const month = parseInt(parts[1], 10);
-    const day = parseInt(parts[2], 10);
-    if (isNaN(year) || isNaN(month) || isNaN(day)) {
-      this.logger.warn(
-        `parseJalaliBirthday: failed to parse delimited format "${str}" - year=${year}, month=${month}, day=${day}`,
-      );
-      return null;
-    }
-    return { year, month, day };
   }
 
   private async resolveDriverFanavaranId(
@@ -4213,38 +4219,72 @@ export class ClaimRequestManagementService {
     ]);
     const builtYearFromInquiry = builtYearRaw ? Number(builtYearRaw) || null : null;
 
-    const damagedVin =
+    const damagedVinCandidates: string[] = [];
-      pickVinFromPartyVehicle(damagedParty) ??
+    const seenVins = new Set<string>();
+    for (const value of [
+      ...collectPartyVinCandidates(damagedParty),
       this.pickPartyInquiryField(inquiryMapped, inquiryRaw, [
         "VIN",
         "vin",
         "VinNumberField",
-      ]);
+      ]),
-    let apiVehicle: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
+      this.pickPartyInquiryField(inquiryMapped, inquiryRaw, [
-    if (damagedVin) {
+        "ShsNum",
-      try {
+        "ChassisNumberField",
-        apiVehicle = await this.fetchFanavaranVehicleByVin(
+        "shsNam",
+      ]),
+    ]) {
+      const vin = normalizeVin(value);
+      if (!vin || seenVins.has(vin)) continue;
+      seenVins.add(vin);
+      damagedVinCandidates.push(vin);
+    }
+    const cachedDamage =
+      (input.claimCase as any)?.fanavaranSync?.damageCase ?? {};
+    const lastDamagePayload = asObjectRecord(cachedDamage.lastPayload);
+
+    this.logger.log(
+      `[buildFanavaranDamageCasePayload] VIN candidates=${damagedVinCandidates.join(",") || "none"}`,
+    );
+    const apiVehicle = await this.fetchFanavaranVehicleByVinCandidates(
       input.clientKey,
-          damagedVin,
+      damagedVinCandidates,
     );
-      } catch (error) {
-        this.logger.warn(
-          `[buildFanavaranDamageCasePayload] VIN inquiry failed for ${damagedVin}: ${
-            error instanceof Error ? error.message : error
-          }`,
-        );
-      }
-    }
     const apiPlaque = pickFanavaranPlaqueLookupFields(apiVehicle);
+    const inquiryPlaque = pickFanavaranPlaqueLookupFields(
+      asObjectRecord(inquiryMapped) ?? asObjectRecord(inquiryRaw),
+    );
+    const plaqueKindId = this.firstPositiveFanavaranId(
+      apiPlaque.kindId,
+      inquiryPlaque.kindId,
+      cachedDamage.plaqueKindId,
+      lastDamagePayload?.PlaqueKindId,
+    );
+    const plaqueSampleId = this.firstPositiveFanavaranId(
+      apiPlaque.sampleId,
+      inquiryPlaque.sampleId,
+      cachedDamage.plaqueSampleId,
+      lastDamagePayload?.PlaqueSampleId,
+    );
+    if (apiPlaque.kindId == null && plaqueKindId != null) {
+      this.logger.log(
+        `[buildFanavaranDamageCasePayload] PlaqueKindId API miss; using DB value ${plaqueKindId}`,
+      );
+    }
+    if (apiPlaque.sampleId == null && plaqueSampleId != null) {
+      this.logger.log(
+        `[buildFanavaranDamageCasePayload] PlaqueSampleId API miss; using DB value ${plaqueSampleId}`,
+      );
+    }
     const builtYear =
       parseFanavaranId(apiVehicle?.BuiltYear) ?? builtYearFromInquiry;
 
     const carType = input.claimCase?.vehicle?.carType as string | undefined;
-    const cachedDamage = (input.claimCase as any)?.fanavaranSync?.damageCase ?? {};
+    let vehicleKindId = this.firstPositiveFanavaranId(
-    let vehicleKindId = parseFanavaranId(apiVehicle?.VehicleKindId);
+      apiVehicle?.VehicleKindId,
-    if (vehicleKindId == null && cachedDamage.vehicleKindId != null) {
+      cachedDamage.vehicleKindId,
-      vehicleKindId = Number(cachedDamage.vehicleKindId);
+      lastDamagePayload?.VehicleKindId,
-    }
+    );
     if (vehicleKindId == null) {
       vehicleKindId = await this.resolveVehicleKindId(
         input.clientKey,
@@ -4252,20 +4292,23 @@ export class ClaimRequestManagementService {
       );
     }
 
-    // Prefer claim-level cache, then party.person.fanavaranDriverId, then live inquiry
+    // Prefer claim-level cache, then party.person.fanavaranDriverId, then live inquiry, then last payload
-    let driverFanavaranId =
+    let driverFanavaranId = this.firstPositiveFanavaranId(
-      cachedDamage.driverId ?? person.fanavaranDriverId ?? null;
+      cachedDamage.driverId,
+      person.fanavaranDriverId,
+      lastDamagePayload?.DriverId,
+    );
 
     if (driverFanavaranId) {
       this.logger.log(
         `[buildFanavaranDamageCasePayload] Using CACHED DriverId=${driverFanavaranId}`,
       );
     } else {
-      driverFanavaranId = await this.resolveDriverFanavaranId(
+      driverFanavaranId = await this.resolveDriverFanavaranIdFromBlameCase(
         input.clientKey,
-        pickPersonNationalCode(person),
+        input.blameCase?.parties ?? [],
-        pickPersonBirthday(person),
+        person,
-        person.driverIsInsurer,
+        input.claimCase,
       );
 
       // Persist the resolved ID back to the blame case party for future use
@@ -4386,7 +4429,7 @@ export class ClaimRequestManagementService {
         ]) ?? (typeof apiVehicle?.MotorNo === "string" ? apiVehicle.MotorNo : null),
       OwnerId: null,
       PlaqueCityId: apiPlaque.cityId,
-      PlaqueKindId: apiPlaque.kindId,
+      PlaqueKindId: plaqueKindId,
       PlaqueLeftNo:
         apiPlaque.leftNo ?? (plate ? String(plate.leftDigits) : null),
       PlaqueMiddleCodeId:
@@ -4398,7 +4441,7 @@ export class ClaimRequestManagementService {
         this.formatFanavaranPlateNo(plate),
       PlaqueRightNo:
         apiPlaque.rightNo ?? (plate ? String(plate.centerDigits) : null),
-      PlaqueSampleId: apiPlaque.sampleId,
+      PlaqueSampleId: plaqueSampleId,
       PlaqueSerial: apiPlaque.serial ?? (plate ? String(plate.ir) : null),
       PolicyNo: policyNo,
       PreviousPolicyEndDate: endDate ?? "",
@@ -4413,11 +4456,20 @@ export class ClaimRequestManagementService {
       PolicyCINumber: policyCINumber,
     };
 
+    const persistedPayload = this.keepPreviousPositiveIds(lastDamagePayload, payload, [
+      "DriverId",
+      "PlaqueKindId",
+      "PlaqueSampleId",
+      "VehicleKindId",
+      "AccidentVehicleUsedId",
+      "InsuranceCorpId",
+    ]);
+
     // Persist Fanavaran-sourced IDs + last payload for reuse on later preview/submit
     if (input.claimCase?._id) {
       await this.claimCaseDbService.findByIdAndUpdate(String(input.claimCase._id), {
         $set: {
-          "fanavaranSync.damageCase.lastPayload": payload,
+          "fanavaranSync.damageCase.lastPayload": persistedPayload,
           "fanavaranSync.damageCase.lastPayloadBuiltAt": new Date(),
           ...(driverFanavaranId != null
             ? { "fanavaranSync.damageCase.driverId": driverFanavaranId }
@@ -4425,11 +4477,11 @@ export class ClaimRequestManagementService {
           ...(vehicleKindId != null
             ? { "fanavaranSync.damageCase.vehicleKindId": vehicleKindId }
             : {}),
-          ...(apiPlaque.kindId != null
+          ...(plaqueKindId != null
-            ? { "fanavaranSync.damageCase.plaqueKindId": apiPlaque.kindId }
+            ? { "fanavaranSync.damageCase.plaqueKindId": plaqueKindId }
             : {}),
-          ...(apiPlaque.sampleId != null
+          ...(plaqueSampleId != null
-            ? { "fanavaranSync.damageCase.plaqueSampleId": apiPlaque.sampleId }
+            ? { "fanavaranSync.damageCase.plaqueSampleId": plaqueSampleId }
             : {}),
           ...(accidentVehicleUsedId != null
             ? {
@@ -4450,7 +4502,7 @@ export class ClaimRequestManagementService {
       });
     }
 
-    return payload;
+    return persistedPayload;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -4909,6 +4961,121 @@ export class ClaimRequestManagementService {
     }
   }
 
+  private firstPositiveFanavaranId(...values: unknown[]): number | null {
+    for (const value of values) {
+      const id = parseFanavaranId(value);
+      if (id != null) return id;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  private keepPreviousPositiveIds(
+    previous: Record<string, unknown> | null,
+    next: Record<string, unknown>,
+    keys: string[],
+  ): Record<string, unknown> {
+    const merged = { ...previous, ...next };
+    for (const key of keys) {
+      if (this.firstPositiveFanavaranId(next[key]) != null) continue;
+      const previousId = this.firstPositiveFanavaranId(previous?.[key]);
+      if (previousId != null) {
+        merged[key] = previousId;
+      }
+    }
+    return merged;
+  }
+
+  private async resolveDriverFanavaranIdFromPerson(
+    clientKey: FanavaranClientKey,
+    person: {
+      driverIsInsurer?: boolean;
+      nationalCodeOfDriver?: unknown;
+      nationalCodeOfInsurer?: unknown;
+      nationalCode?: unknown;
+      driverBirthday?: unknown;
+      birthday?: unknown;
+      insurerBirthday?: unknown;
+    } | null | undefined,
+  ): Promise<number | null> {
+    const codes = collectPersonNationalCodes(person);
+    const birthdays = collectPersonBirthdays(person);
+
+    for (const nationalCode of codes) {
+      for (const birthday of birthdays) {
+        const driverId = await this.resolveDriverFanavaranId(
+          clientKey,
+          nationalCode,
+          birthday,
+          person?.driverIsInsurer,
+        );
+        if (driverId != null) return driverId;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  private async resolveDriverFanavaranIdFromBlameCase(
+    clientKey: FanavaranClientKey,
+    parties: any[],
+    preferredPerson: any,
+    claimCase?: any,
+  ): Promise<number | null> {
+    const people = [
+      preferredPerson,
+      ...parties.map((party) => party?.person),
+    ].filter(Boolean);
+
+    this.logger.log(
+      `[resolveDriverFanavaranIdFromBlameCase] trying ${people.length} people then leftover codes`,
+    );
+
+    for (const person of people) {
+      const driverId = await this.resolveDriverFanavaranIdFromPerson(
+        clientKey,
+        person,
+      );
+      if (driverId != null) return driverId;
+    }
+
+    const leftoverCodes = [
+      ...(claimCase?.money?.nationalCodeOfInsurer
+        ? collectPersonNationalCodes({
+            nationalCodeOfInsurer: claimCase.money.nationalCodeOfInsurer,
+          })
+        : []),
+    ];
+    const leftoverBirthdays: Array<string | number> = [];
+    const seenBirthdays = new Set<string>();
+    for (const person of people) {
+      for (const birthday of collectPersonBirthdays(person)) {
+        const parsed = parseJalaliDateParts(birthday);
+        const key = parsed
+          ? `${parsed.year}-${parsed.month}-${parsed.day}`
+          : String(birthday);
+        if (seenBirthdays.has(key)) continue;
+        seenBirthdays.add(key);
+        leftoverBirthdays.push(birthday);
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.logger.log(
+      `[resolveDriverFanavaranIdFromBlameCase] leftover codes=${leftoverCodes.join(",") || "none"} birthdays=${leftoverBirthdays.join(",") || "none"}`,
+    );
+
+    for (const nationalCode of leftoverCodes) {
+      for (const birthday of leftoverBirthdays) {
+        const driverId = await this.resolveDriverFanavaranId(
+          clientKey,
+          nationalCode,
+          birthday,
+          preferredPerson?.driverIsInsurer,
+        );
+        if (driverId != null) return driverId;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   /**
    * زیان‌دیده for GEN.12: claim owner when linked to a blame party,
    * else the party that is not the guilty one.

src/claim-request-management/fanavaran-driver-inquiry.spec.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   asPartyInquiryRows,
+  collectPersonNationalCodes,
   parseJalaliDateParts,
   pickPersonBirthday,
   pickPersonNationalCode,
@@ -24,8 +25,17 @@ describe("selectFanavaranDriverId", () => {
     expect(selectFanavaranDriverId([{ Id: 20, RoleId: 166 }], true)).toBe(20);
   });
 
-  it("unwraps a wrapped Fanavaran payload", () => {
+  it("picks 4773521 from a real Fanavaran unique-identifier response", () => {
-    expect(selectFanavaranDriverId({ value: rows }, true)).toBe(10);
+    expect(
+      selectFanavaranDriverId(
+        [
+          { Id: 4773521, RoleId: 161 },
+          { Id: 4773521, RoleId: 163 },
+          { Id: 4773521, RoleId: 166 },
+        ],
+        true,
+      ),
+    ).toBe(4773521);
   });
 });
 
@@ -51,11 +61,16 @@ describe("pickPersonNationalCode / birthday", () => {
 });
 
 describe("asPartyInquiryRows", () => {
-  it("parses compact Jalali birthday 13480313", () => {
+  it("normalizes Persian digits and compact insurer birthday 13640628", () => {
-    expect(parseJalaliDateParts("13480313")).toEqual({
+    expect(
-      year: 1348,
+      collectPersonNationalCodes({
-      month: 3,
+        nationalCodeOfInsurer: "۰۰۸۰۰۸۶۵۱۹",
-      day: 13,
+      }),
+    ).toEqual(["0080086519"]);
+    expect(parseJalaliDateParts(13640628)).toEqual({
+      year: 1364,
+      month: 6,
+      day: 28,
     });
   });
 });

src/claim-request-management/fanavaran-driver-inquiry.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+import { toEnglishDigits } from "src/lookups/fanavaran-last-car-policy";
+
 export const FANAVARAN_INSURER_ROLE_ID = 161;
+export const FANAVARAN_PLAQUE_OWNER_ROLE_ID = 163;
 export const FANAVARAN_DRIVER_ROLE_ID = 166;
 
 export type FanavaranPartyInquiryRow = {
@@ -42,61 +45,109 @@ export function selectFanavaranDriverId(
   const parties = asPartyInquiryRows(rows);
   if (parties.length === 0) return null;
 
-  const preferredRole = driverIsInsurer
+  const preferredRoles = driverIsInsurer
-    ? FANAVARAN_INSURER_ROLE_ID
+    ? [FANAVARAN_INSURER_ROLE_ID, FANAVARAN_DRIVER_ROLE_ID, FANAVARAN_PLAQUE_OWNER_ROLE_ID]
-    : FANAVARAN_DRIVER_ROLE_ID;
+    : [FANAVARAN_DRIVER_ROLE_ID, FANAVARAN_INSURER_ROLE_ID, FANAVARAN_PLAQUE_OWNER_ROLE_ID];
-  const preferred = parties.find(
-    (row) => asPositiveId(row.RoleId) === preferredRole,
-  );
-  if (preferred) return asPositiveId(preferred.Id);
 
-  const fallbackRole = driverIsInsurer
+  for (const roleId of preferredRoles) {
-    ? FANAVARAN_DRIVER_ROLE_ID
+    const match = parties.find((row) => asPositiveId(row.RoleId) === roleId);
-    : FANAVARAN_INSURER_ROLE_ID;
+    if (match) return asPositiveId(match.Id);
-  const fallback = parties.find(
+  }
-    (row) => asPositiveId(row.RoleId) === fallbackRole,
-  );
-  if (fallback) return asPositiveId(fallback.Id);
 
   return asPositiveId(parties[0].Id);
 }
 
+export function normalizeNationalCode(value: unknown): string | null {
+  const digits = toEnglishDigits(value).replace(/\D/g, "");
+  if (digits.length === 10) return digits;
+  if (digits.length === 8 || digits.length === 9) return digits.padStart(10, "0");
+  return digits.length > 0 ? digits : null;
+}
+
 export function pickPersonNationalCode(person: {
   driverIsInsurer?: boolean;
   nationalCodeOfDriver?: unknown;
   nationalCodeOfInsurer?: unknown;
+  nationalCode?: unknown;
 } | null | undefined): string | null {
   if (!person) return null;
-  const driver = String(person.nationalCodeOfDriver ?? "").trim();
+  const driver = normalizeNationalCode(person.nationalCodeOfDriver);
-  const insurer = String(person.nationalCodeOfInsurer ?? "").trim();
+  const insurer = normalizeNationalCode(person.nationalCodeOfInsurer);
+  const generic = normalizeNationalCode(person.nationalCode);
   if (person.driverIsInsurer) {
-    return insurer || driver || null;
+    return insurer || driver || generic;
   }
-  return driver || insurer || null;
+  return driver || insurer || generic;
 }
 
 export function pickPersonBirthday(person: {
+  driverIsInsurer?: boolean;
   driverBirthday?: unknown;
   birthday?: unknown;
   insurerBirthday?: unknown;
 } | null | undefined): string | number | null {
   if (!person) return null;
-  for (const value of [
+  const ordered = person.driverIsInsurer
-    person.driverBirthday,
+    ? [person.insurerBirthday, person.birthday, person.driverBirthday]
-    person.birthday,
+    : [person.driverBirthday, person.birthday, person.insurerBirthday];
-    person.insurerBirthday,
+  for (const value of ordered) {
-  ]) {
     if (value == null || String(value).trim() === "") continue;
-    return value as string | number;
+    if (parseJalaliDateParts(value)) return value as string | number;
   }
   return null;
 }
 
+export function collectPersonNationalCodes(
+  person: {
+    nationalCodeOfDriver?: unknown;
+    nationalCodeOfInsurer?: unknown;
+    nationalCode?: unknown;
+  } | null | undefined,
+): string[] {
+  const codes = [
+    normalizeNationalCode(person?.nationalCodeOfDriver),
+    normalizeNationalCode(person?.nationalCodeOfInsurer),
+    normalizeNationalCode(person?.nationalCode),
+  ].filter((value): value is string => !!value);
+  return [...new Set(codes)];
+}
+
+export function collectPersonBirthdays(person: {
+  driverBirthday?: unknown;
+  birthday?: unknown;
+  insurerBirthday?: unknown;
+} | null | undefined): Array<string | number> {
+  const values = [
+    person?.insurerBirthday,
+    person?.birthday,
+    person?.driverBirthday,
+  ].filter((value) => value != null && String(value).trim() !== "");
+  const unique: Array<string | number> = [];
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  for (const value of values) {
+    const parsed = parseJalaliDateParts(value);
+    const key = parsed
+      ? `${parsed.year}-${parsed.month}-${parsed.day}`
+      : String(value);
+    if (seen.has(key)) continue;
+    seen.add(key);
+    unique.push(value as string | number);
+  }
+  return unique;
+}
+
 export function parseJalaliDateParts(
-  birthday: string | number | null | undefined,
+  birthday: unknown,
 ): { year: number; month: number; day: number } | null {
   if (birthday == null) return null;
-  const str = String(birthday).trim();
+  if (typeof birthday === "object") {
+    const year = Number(toEnglishDigits((birthday as any).year ?? (birthday as any).BirthYear));
+    const month = Number(toEnglishDigits((birthday as any).month ?? (birthday as any).BirthMonth));
+    const day = Number(toEnglishDigits((birthday as any).day ?? (birthday as any).BirthDay));
+    if (year > 0 && month > 0 && day > 0) return { year, month, day };
+    return null;
+  }
+  const str = toEnglishDigits(birthday).trim();
   if (/^\d{8}$/.test(str)) {
     const year = parseInt(str.slice(0, 4), 10);
     const month = parseInt(str.slice(4, 6), 10);

src/lookups/fanavaran-last-car-policy.spec.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  collectPartyVinCandidates,
   filterPoliciesByLine,
   insuranceLineLabel,
   parseLastCarPolicyInput,
@@ -114,6 +115,39 @@ describe("fanavaran last car policy", () => {
     ).toBe("NAS451100P4934023");
   });
 
+  it("does not let chassis stored on vehicle.vin beat the inquiry VIN", () => {
+    const party = {
+      vehicle: {
+        vin: "NAAN01CA9BK493683",
+        inquiry: {
+          mapped: {
+            VIN: "IRFC901V119493683",
+            ChassisNo: "NAAN01CA9BK493683",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    expect(pickVinFromPartyVehicle(party)).toBe("IRFC901V119493683");
+    expect(collectPartyVinCandidates(party)).toEqual([
+      "IRFC901V119493683",
+      "NAAN01CA9BK493683",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("prefers the VIN-inquiry row that already has PlaqueKindId", () => {
+    expect(
+      pickFanavaranVehicleFromInquiry([
+        { Id: 1, VIN: "IRFC901V119493683" },
+        { Id: 2, VIN: "IRFC901V119493683", PlaqueKindId: 15, PlaqueSampleId: 24 },
+      ]),
+    ).toEqual({
+      Id: 2,
+      VIN: "IRFC901V119493683",
+      PlaqueKindId: 15,
+      PlaqueSampleId: 24,
+    });
+  });
+
   it("reads plaque kind and sample from VIN inquiry for the lookup filter", () => {
     expect(
       pickFanavaranPlaqueLookupFields({

src/lookups/fanavaran-last-car-policy.ts

@@ -243,6 +243,12 @@ export function pickFanavaranVehicleFromInquiry(
       const match = inquired.find((row) => pickVehicleId(row) === vehicleId);
       if (match) return asObjectRecord(match);
     }
+    const withPlaqueKind = inquired.find(
+      (row) =>
+        parseFanavaranId(asObjectRecord(row)?.PlaqueKindId) != null ||
+        parseFanavaranId(asObjectRecord(row)?.plaqueKindId) != null,
+    );
+    if (withPlaqueKind) return asObjectRecord(withPlaqueKind);
     return asObjectRecord(inquired[0]);
   }
   return asObjectRecord(inquired);
@@ -251,15 +257,51 @@ export function pickFanavaranVehicleFromInquiry(
 export function pickVinFromPartyVehicle(party: {
   vehicle?: { vin?: unknown; inquiry?: unknown };
 } | null | undefined): string | null {
-  const direct = normalizeVin(party?.vehicle?.vin);
+  return collectPartyVinCandidates(party)[0] ?? null;
-  if (direct) return direct;
+}
 
-  const inquiry = party?.vehicle?.inquiry;
+/**
-  const nested = asObjectRecord(inquiry);
+ * VIN first (mapped/raw VIN fields), then party.vehicle.vin, then chassis.
-  const mapped = pickVehicleVin(asObjectRecord(nested?.mapped));
+ * Damaged cars often store chassis on `vehicle.vin` which must not win over the real VIN.
-  if (mapped) return mapped;
+ */
-  const raw = pickVehicleVin(asObjectRecord(nested?.raw ?? inquiry));
+export function collectPartyVinCandidates(party: {
-  return raw || null;
+  vehicle?: { vin?: unknown; inquiry?: unknown };
+} | null | undefined): string[] {
+  const inquiry = asObjectRecord(party?.vehicle?.inquiry);
+  const mapped = asObjectRecord(inquiry?.mapped);
+  const rawData = asObjectRecord(
+    asObjectRecord(inquiry?.raw)?.data ?? inquiry?.raw ?? inquiry,
+  );
+  const values = [
+    mapped?.VIN,
+    mapped?.Vin,
+    mapped?.vin,
+    mapped?.VinNumberField,
+    rawData?.VIN,
+    rawData?.Vin,
+    rawData?.vin,
+    rawData?.VinNumberField,
+    party?.vehicle?.vin,
+    mapped?.ChassisNo,
+    mapped?.chassisNo,
+    mapped?.ShsNum,
+    mapped?.shsNam,
+    mapped?.ChassisNumberField,
+    rawData?.ChassisNo,
+    rawData?.chassisNo,
+    rawData?.ShsNum,
+    rawData?.shsNam,
+    rawData?.ChassisNumberField,
+  ];
+  const unique: string[] = [];
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  for (const value of values) {
+    const vin = normalizeVin(value);
+    if (!vin || seen.has(vin)) continue;
+    seen.add(vin);
+    unique.push(vin);
+  }
+  return unique;
 }
 
 export type FanavaranPlaqueLookupFields = {