Requiring an inspection before a rental goes out
Turn on a checklist your team must complete before handing this item to a renter.
Where to find it
Fleet → open an item → Add-ons & Maintenance tab (switch); Maintenance → a machine's card → Inspection checklist (items)
You can require your staff to complete a short checklist before this item goes out on a rental — a quick way to make sure brakes, straps, or safety gear get checked every time.
Where to find it
Fleet → open an item → Add-ons & Maintenance tab.
Inspection Required toggle and Inspection Items list
How it works
- Inspection required before each rental — the switch that turns the pickup checklist on for this item. Once it is on, the editor shows "Specific items to inspect" with a count.
- The items themselves are shown read-only in the editor. To add or change them, go to Maintenance, open the machine's card, and click Inspection checklist. Under Before each rental, add one row per thing to check (e.g. "Brakes," "Life jacket count") and click Save checklist. On a brand-new item, save it first.
- After each rental (post-ride) — the same window also has a checklist for when the machine comes back. See Post-ride (return) inspection checklist.
Example
For a jet ski, you might add inspection items for "Fuel level," "Hull damage," and "Life jackets present." Staff would check these off before the unit is handed to the renter.
Good to know
- This is separate from customer-facing requirements like waivers or age minimums — see Waivers, age minimums, and requirements on one item for what a customer has to sign or provide.
- If you track this item as individual physical units, damage found during an inspection can be logged against the specific unit — see Damage reports and checkout photos on a unit.
Related articles
- Common questions: creating and editing a fleet itemQuick answers on adding and editing a rental item, from photos, SKU, tags, rates, packages, discounts, deposit and waivers to Live or Draft, Save as Template, clone and delete.
- Add-ons on one itemAdd-ons are paid extras (helmet, fuel, insurance) that can be offered with an item as required, optional or hidden. Attach them through the item editor's Add-ons card, or delegate to a connected AI assistant.
- Maintenance schedules on one itemTurn maintenance tracking on for an item, see its recurring service tasks, and find where to change them.
- Naming and describing a rental itemThe item's name, photos, SKU, category, and public description — the first tab when you create or edit an item.
- Publishing an item to your storefrontThe final review step, what blocks publishing, and how to archive or delete an item.
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