Seed article — replaced by real coverage before launch
Three states, no guesses
Every part on this site is in exactly one of three states for your saved car: verified fit, known incompatible, or not verified. There is no fourth state called "probably".
What each state means
- Verified fit — a fitment record links this part to your exact year/make/model. Green badge, no asterisk. - Known incompatible — we have a record saying it does not fit, and we block the easy mistake. If you are buying for a different vehicle, an explicit override adds it anyway — flagged on the order so nobody is surprised later. - Not verified — we have no record either way, and we say precisely that. We never block an unknown; we also never dress it up as a yes.
Why the third state exists
Fitment databases are licensed, versioned, and incomplete at the edges. Ambiguous rows in an import are skipped, not inferred — a wrong "fits" costs you a weekend and a return label, and costs us the only thing a parts counter really sells: being believed.
The database earns trust by what it refuses to claim.