diff --git a/app/controllers/vehicles_controller.rb b/app/controllers/vehicles_controller.rb
index 441471b..2712a23 100644
--- a/app/controllers/vehicles_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/vehicles_controller.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class VehiclesController < ApplicationController
   def new
     @vehicle = Vehicle.new
     @customers = Customer.all.order(:name)
+    @customer = params[:customer_id]) if params[:customer_id]
   end
 
   # create a new vehicle