diff --git a/src/common-components/vehicle-banner/vehicle-banner.spec.js b/src/common-components/vehicle-banner/vehicle-banner.spec.js
index 296f62e11..316c9225d 100644
--- a/src/common-components/vehicle-banner/vehicle-banner.spec.js
+++ b/src/common-components/vehicle-banner/vehicle-banner.spec.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils';
 import vehicleBanner from './vehicle-banner';
 import { getMountOptions } from "@/helpers/unit-test-helper.js";
 import { storeActions } from "@/constants/store-actions";
+import { nextTick } from 'vue';
 
 describe('vehicleBanner', () => {
     const $store = {
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ describe('vehicleBanner', () => {
         ]
     };
 
-    test('renders the blurrycar image when vehicleImageSrc is not present', async () => {
+    test('renders the blurrycar image when vehicleImageSrc is not present', () => {
         // Arrange
         const mountOptions = getMountOptions(actionList);
         mountOptions.global.mocks = {
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ describe('vehicleBanner', () => {
         wrapper.unmount();
     });
 
-    test('does not render the blurrycar image when vehicleImageSrc exists', async () => {
+    test('does not render the blurrycar image when vehicleImageSrc exists', () => {
         // Arrange
         const mountOptions = getMountOptions(actionList);
         mountOptions.global.mocks = {
@@ -77,9 +78,7 @@ describe('vehicleBanner', () => {
             }
         });
         // Assert
-        setTimeout(() => {
-            expect(wrapper.find('img').attributes('class')).not.toContain('blurrycar');
-        }, 500);
+        expect(wrapper.find('img').attributes('class')).not.toContain('blurrycar');
         wrapper.unmount();
     });
 
@@ -98,13 +97,12 @@ describe('vehicleBanner', () => {
             }
         });
         // Assert
-        setTimeout(() => {
-            expect(wrapper.find('img').attributes('class')).not.toContain('blurrycar');
-        }, 500);
+        await nextTick();
+        expect(wrapper.find('img').attributes('class')).not.toContain('blurrycar');
         wrapper.unmount();
     });
 
-    test('does not render the blurrycar image when a YMMS object is found', async () => {
+    test('receives a carId when a YMMS object is found', async () => {
         // Arrange
         $store.state.order.vehicle.year = "2019"
         $store.state.order.vehicle.make = "acura"
@@ -120,14 +118,12 @@ describe('vehicleBanner', () => {
             ...mountOptions
         });
         // Assert
-        setTimeout(() => {
-            expect(wrapper.find('img').attributes('class')).not.toContain('blurrycar');
-        }, 500);
+        await nextTick();
+        expect(wrapper.vm.$data.carId.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
         wrapper.unmount();
-
     });
 
-    test('does not render the blurrycar image when a VIN is found', async () => {
+    test('receives a carId when a VIN is found', async () => {
         // Arrange
         $store.state.order.vehicle.vin = "1J4GW58S4XC541166";
         const mountOptions = getMountOptions(actionList);
@@ -140,9 +136,9 @@ describe('vehicleBanner', () => {
             ...mountOptions
         });
         // Assert
-        setTimeout(() => {
-            expect(wrapper.find('img').attributes('class')).not.toContain('blurrycar');
-        }, 500);
+        await nextTick();
+        expect(wrapper.vm.$data.carId.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
         wrapper.unmount();
     });
+
 });
diff --git a/src/common-components/vehicle-banner/vehicle-banner.vue b/src/common-components/vehicle-banner/vehicle-banner.vue
index 05c6df60d..fbf049819 100644
--- a/src/common-components/vehicle-banner/vehicle-banner.vue
+++ b/src/common-components/vehicle-banner/vehicle-banner.vue
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ export default {
   methods: {
     getCarIdWithYmms(ymms) {  // retrieve carId with YMMS object
       this.dispatchNonBlockingStoreAction(this.storeActions.LOOKUP_VEHICLE_BY_YMMS, ymms).then((response) => {
-        const carId = response.data[0].CarId;
-        this.getVehicleImage(carId)
+        this.carId = response.data[0].CarId;
+        this.getVehicleImage(this.carId)
       });
     },
     getCarIdWithVin(vin) {  // retrieve carId with VIN string
       this.dispatchNonBlockingStoreAction(this.storeActions.LOOKUP_VEHICLE_BY_VIN, vin).then((response) => {
-        const carId = response.data[0].CarId;
-        this.getVehicleImage(carId)
+        this.carId = response.data[0].CarId;
+        this.getVehicleImage(this.carId)
       });
     },
     getVehicleImage(carId) {  // look up evox with carId