diff --git a/server/rr/rr-job-export.js b/server/rr/rr-job-export.js
index 75299cb74..13a3daaf6 100644
--- a/server/rr/rr-job-export.js
+++ b/server/rr/rr-job-export.js
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 const { buildRRRepairOrderPayload } = require("./rr-job-helpers");
 const { buildClientAndOpts } = require("./rr-lookup");
-const { ensureRRServiceVehicle } = require("./rr-service-vehicles");
 const CreateRRLogEvent = require("./rr-logger-event");
 
 /**
- * Export a job to Reynolds & Reynolds as a Repair Order (create or update).
+ * Step 1: Export a job to Reynolds & Reynolds as a *new* Repair Order.
+ *
+ * This is the "create" phase only:
+ *  - We always call createRepairOrder
+ *  - Any follow-up / finalUpdate is handled by finalizeRRRepairOrder
+ *
  * @param args
- * @returns {Promise<{success, data: *, roStatus: *, statusBlocks,customerNo: string, svId: null, roNo: *}>}
+ * @returns {Promise<{success, data: *, roStatus: *, statusBlocks, customerNo: string, svId: string|null, roNo: *}>}
  */
 const exportJobToRR = async (args) => {
-  const { bodyshop, job, advisorNo, selectedCustomer, txEnvelope, socket } = args || {};
-  const existing = txEnvelope?.existing || {};
+  const { bodyshop, job, advisorNo, selectedCustomer, txEnvelope, socket, svId } = args || {};
 
   if (!bodyshop) throw new Error("exportJobToRR: bodyshop is required");
   if (!job) throw new Error("exportJobToRR: job is required");
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ const exportJobToRR = async (args) => {
 
   const { client, opts } = buildClientAndOpts(bodyshop);
 
+  // For step 1 we always "Insert" (create). Finalize handles the update.
   const finalOpts = {
     ...opts,
     envelope: {
@@ -31,35 +35,15 @@ const exportJobToRR = async (args) => {
       sender: {
         ...(opts?.envelope?.sender || {}),
         task: "BSMRO",
-        // If we have an existing RO number we'll be updating, otherwise inserting
-        referenceId: existing?.roNo || existing?.dmsRoNo || existing?.dmsRepairOrderId ? "Update" : "Insert"
+        referenceId: "Insert"
       }
     }
   };
 
-  // Ensure service vehicle for create flows (best-effort)
-  let svId = null;
-
-  if (!(existing?.roNo || existing?.dmsRoNo || existing?.dmsRepairOrderId)) {
-    try {
-      const svRes = await ensureRRServiceVehicle({
-        bodyshop,
-        job,
-        overrides: {},
-        customerNo: String(selected),
-        socket
-      });
-      svId = svRes?.svId || null;
-      CreateRRLogEvent(socket, "INFO", "RR service vehicle ensured", { created: svRes?.created, svId });
-    } catch (e) {
-      CreateRRLogEvent(socket, "WARN", "RR ensure service vehicle failed; continuing", { error: e?.message });
-    }
-  }
-
   const story = txEnvelope?.story ? String(txEnvelope.story).trim() : null;
   const makeOverride = txEnvelope?.makeOverride ? String(txEnvelope.makeOverride).trim() : null;
 
-  // Build RO payload for create/update
+  // Build RO payload for create
   const payload = buildRRRepairOrderPayload({
     job,
     selectedCustomer: { customerNo: String(selected), custNo: String(selected) },
@@ -68,14 +52,9 @@ const exportJobToRR = async (args) => {
     makeOverride
   });
 
-  // Canonical update key is "roNo" (prefer DMS RO number); accept fallbacks from "existing"
-  const roNoForUpdate = existing?.roNo || existing?.dmsRoNo || existing?.dmsRepairOrderId || null;
+  const response = await client.createRepairOrder(payload, finalOpts);
 
-  const response = roNoForUpdate
-    ? await client.updateRepairOrder({ ...payload, roNo: String(roNoForUpdate) }, finalOpts) // ✅ use roNo on update
-    : await client.createRepairOrder(payload, finalOpts);
-
-  CreateRRLogEvent(socket, "INFO", `RR raw Repair Order ${roNoForUpdate ? "updated" : "created"}`, {
+  CreateRRLogEvent(socket, "INFO", "RR raw Repair Order created", {
     payload,
     response
   });
@@ -92,13 +71,16 @@ const exportJobToRR = async (args) => {
     roStatus,
     statusBlocks: response?.statusBlocks || [],
     customerNo: String(selected),
+    // svId comes from the earlier ensureRRServiceVehicle call (if the caller passes it)
     svId,
     roNo
   };
 };
 
 /**
- * Finalize an RR Repair Order by sending finalUpdate: "Y".
+ * Step 2: Finalize an RR Repair Order by sending finalUpdate: "Y".
+ * This is the *update* phase.
+ *
  * @param args
  * @returns {Promise<{success, data: *, roStatus: *, statusBlocks}>}
  */
@@ -146,7 +128,6 @@ const finalizeRRRepairOrder = async (args) => {
     customerNo: String(customerNo),
     advisorNo: String(advisorNo),
     vin: cleanVin,
-    mileageIn: job?.kmin,
     mileageOut: job?.kmout,
     estimate: { estimateType: "Final" }
   };
diff --git a/server/rr/rr-job-helpers.js b/server/rr/rr-job-helpers.js
index 003d0f528..42323711b 100644
--- a/server/rr/rr-job-helpers.js
+++ b/server/rr/rr-job-helpers.js
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ const buildRRRepairOrderPayload = ({ job, selectedCustomer, advisorNo, story })
   if (!customerNo) throw new Error("No RR customer selected (customerNo/CustNo missing)");
 
   const adv = advisorNo != null && String(advisorNo).trim() !== "" ? String(advisorNo).trim() : null;
-  if (!adv) throw new Error("advisorNo is required for RR export");
+
+ if (!adv) throw new Error("advisorNo is required for RR export");
 
   const vinRaw = job?.v_vin;
   const vin =
@@ -95,24 +96,16 @@ const buildRRRepairOrderPayload = ({ job, selectedCustomer, advisorNo, story })
   const ro = job?.ro_number != null ? job.ro_number : job?.id != null ? job.id : null;
   if (ro == null) throw new Error("Missing repair order identifier (ro_number/id)");
 
-  const mileageIn = job.kmin;
-
   const roStr = String(ro);
 
   const output = {
-    // ---- RO Number (all variants; library currently requires `outsdRoNo`) ----
     outsdRoNo: roStr,
     repairOrderNumber: roStr,
-    // ---- Department type (Body) ----
     departmentType: "B",
-    // ---- VIN variants ----
     vin,
-    // ---- Customer number variants ----
     customerNo: String(customerNo),
-    // ---- Advisor number variants ----
     advisorNo: adv,
-    // ---- Mileage In (new) ----
-    mileageIn
+    mileageIn: job.kmin
   };
 
   if (story) {
diff --git a/server/rr/rr-register-socket-events.js b/server/rr/rr-register-socket-events.js
index 7a1bc9daa..16034d91c 100644
--- a/server/rr/rr-register-socket-events.js
+++ b/server/rr/rr-register-socket-events.js
@@ -598,7 +598,8 @@ const registerRREvents = ({ socket, redisHelpers }) => {
         selectedCustomer: { customerNo: effectiveCustNo, custNo: effectiveCustNo },
         advisorNo: String(advisorNo),
         txEnvelope,
-        socket
+        socket,
+        svId: ensured?.svId || null
       });
 
       // Cache raw export result + pending RO number for finalize