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X12 124 — Vehicle Damage

The 124 documents damage observed on a vehicle during transport or at delivery: damage type, affected area, severity, liability.

Purpose

The 124 is used in finished vehicle logistics — flows from plants to dealerships: it carries the VIN, the responsible carrier, the damage nature (scratch, dent, broken glass), the area of the vehicle following AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) nomenclature, severity (severity code 1-5), and cost estimate.

It feeds OEM claims tools (Ford CVL, GM Logistics) and carrier tools (Jack Cooper, United Road). Acknowledged by 997; downstream financial claims flow through 859 (Freight Invoice) or 824 (Application Advice).

Envelope structure

The 124 travels within the three X12 envelope levels (ISA/IEA, GS/GE with functional group VD, and ST/SE). Didactic example in release 004010:

x12 example-124.x12 
ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*JACKCOOPER    *ZZ*FORDPLANT      *260514*0900*U*00401*000000124*0*P*>~
GS*VD*JACKCOOPER*FORDPLANT*20260514*0900*1*X*004010~
ST*124*0001~
B1*JACKCOOPER*CL-2026-0042*20260514*A~
N9*VN*1FTFW1ET5MFA12345~
N9*OD*DEALER-345-TX-AUSTIN~
LX*1~
N9*ZZ*AIAG-AREA-08-LEFT-FRONT-FENDER~
N9*ZZ*SEVERITY-2~
MSG*SCRATCH 4 INCHES LENGTH~
SE*9*0001~
GE*1*1~
IEA*1*000000124~

Common segments

  • Header — ST, B1 (Beginning Segment for Booking or Pick-up / Delivery), A = report action.
  • Vehicle reference — N9*VN (VIN), N9*OD (Destination Dealer Code).
  • Damage — LX loop: N9*ZZ (AIAG area: 8 = front fender left, 6 = hood, ...), N9*ZZ (severity 1-5), MSG (free-text description).
  • Actors — N1*CA (Carrier) if origin is not the shipper.
  • Summary — SE.

Common pitfalls

  • Exact 17-char VIN: a truncated or mistyped VIN misses the vehicle correlation at the OEM; always validate the VIN check digit (position 9) before sending.
  • AIAG area code: use the AIAG Damage Area Code Manual; home-grown codes break correlation with OEM dashboards and carrier scorecard statistics.
  • Severity vs cost: severity 1-5 is subjective (1=minor cosmetic, 5=major mechanical); a severity 2 may cost 50$ or 500$ — always pair with an AMT cost estimate.

Documentation

The code 124 and the name Vehicle Damage are public and listed on x12.org/products/transaction-sets. The complete structure of loops, qualifiers and code lists is distributed by DISA via the proprietary Implementation Guides (TR3). ediverse.io covers only public concepts, the envelope and didactic examples.