diff --git a/src/layouts/vin-lookup/vin-lookup.vue b/src/layouts/vin-lookup/vin-lookup.vue
index 0294716af..5f4d25454 100644
--- a/src/layouts/vin-lookup/vin-lookup.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/vin-lookup/vin-lookup.vue
@@ -194,7 +194,11 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     perfectMatchNewVinAlert() {
-      return this.vinPopulatedOnPageLoad && this.vin === this.getVinFromStore();
+        const isVinPerfectMatch = this.vinPopulatedOnPageLoad && this.vin === this.getVinFromStore();
+        if (isVinPerfectMatch) {
+          this.isCarIdDifferent = false;
+        }
+        return isVinPerfectMatch;
     },
     MatchedDifferentVehicleAlertHeader(){
       const text = this.getCmsContent("MatchedDifferentVehicle",
diff --git a/src/ux-components/alert/alert.vue b/src/ux-components/alert/alert.vue
index 0722d8bbb..8170a69a6 100644
--- a/src/ux-components/alert/alert.vue
+++ b/src/ux-components/alert/alert.vue
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <span v-if="copy.includes('routerLink:')" class="m-0 text-body">
           <router-link :to="{query: {fmgPage: `${copy.split(':')[1].split(',')[0]}`}, name: 'root'}">{{ copy.split(':')[1].split(',')[1] }}</router-link>
         </span>
-        &nbsp;<span v-else class="m-0 text-body" v-html="copy"></span>&nbsp;
+        <span v-else class="m-0 text-body" v-html="copy"></span>
       </template>
     </p>
     <p v-else class="m-0 text-body" v-html="alertCopy"></p>
@@ -131,10 +131,6 @@ export default {
   & p {
     font-size: .875rem;
     margin-bottom: 0.25rem !important;
-    display: flex;
-    flex-wrap: wrap;
-    justify-content: center;
-    align-items: center;
   }
 }
 </style>