diff --git a/app/models/vehicle.rb b/app/models/vehicle.rb
index 2fa68f6..0bf4fb1 100644
--- a/app/models/vehicle.rb
+++ b/app/models/vehicle.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ class Vehicle < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   unloadable
   
-  API_KEY = Setting.plugin_redmine_qbo['settingsEdmundsAPIKey']
-  
   belongs_to :customer
   has_many :issues, :foreign_key => 'vehicles_id'
   
@@ -21,8 +19,6 @@ class Vehicle < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   validates_presence_of :customer
   validates :vin, uniqueness: true
-  #validates :year, numericality: { only_integer: true }
-  
   before_save :decode_vin
   after_initialize :get_details
   
@@ -30,7 +26,11 @@ class Vehicle < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   # returns a human readable string
   def to_s
-    return "#{year} #{make} #{model}"
+    if year.nil? or make.nil? or model.nil?
+      return "#{vin}"
+    else
+      return "#{year} #{make} #{model}"
+    end
   end
   
   # returns the raw JSON details from EMUNDS
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ class Vehicle < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   # Force Upper Case for VIN numbers
   def vin=(val)
-    # The to_s is in case you get nil/non-string
-    write_attribute(:vin, val.to_s.scan(/^[A-Za-z0-9]+$/).join.upcase)
+    #strip VIN of all illegal chars (for barcode scanner)
+    val = val.to_s.upcase.gsub(/[^A-HJ-NPR-Za-hj-npr-z\d]+/,"")
+    write_attribute(:vin, val)
   end
   
   # search for a vin
@@ -97,8 +98,7 @@ class Vehicle < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   # returns the Edmunds decoder service
   def get_decoder
-    #TODO API Code via Settings
-    return decoder = Edmunds::Vin.new(API_KEY)
+    return decoder = Edmunds::Vin.new(Setting.plugin_redmine_qbo['settingsEdmundsAPIKey'])
   end
   
   # decodes a vin and updates self
diff --git a/app/views/customers/index.html.erb b/app/views/customers/index.html.erb
index d3b3d95..2470aa3 100644
--- a/app/views/customers/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/customers/index.html.erb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 <%= text_field_tag :search, params[:search], placeholder: "Search Customers" %>
 <%= submit_tag "Search" %>
 <% end %>
+<%= button_to "New Customer", new_customer_path, method: :get%>
+<%= button_to "Sync", qbo_sync_path, method: :get%>
 <br/>
 <% if @customers.present? %>
   <br/>
diff --git a/lib/issues_form_hook_listener.rb b/lib/issues_form_hook_listener.rb
index 1c23784..2772d29 100644
--- a/lib/issues_form_hook_listener.rb
+++ b/lib/issues_form_hook_listener.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ class IssuesFormHookListener < Redmine::Hook::ViewListener
     customer_id = f.hidden_field :customer_id, :id => "issue_customer_id"
     
     if context[:issue].customer
-      vehicles = customer.vehicles.pluck(:name, :id).sort!
+      if customer.vehicles
+        vehicles = customer.vehicles.pluck(:name, :id)
+      else
+        vehicles = [nil].compact
+      end
       estimates = customer.qbo_estimates.pluck(:doc_number, :id).sort! {|x, y| y <=> x}
     else
       vehicles = [nil].compact