diff --git a/vehicle-data-platform/apps/api/internal/platform/handler_test.go b/vehicle-data-platform/apps/api/internal/platform/handler_test.go
index 66e098ea..d774cf76 100644
--- a/vehicle-data-platform/apps/api/internal/platform/handler_test.go
+++ b/vehicle-data-platform/apps/api/internal/platform/handler_test.go
@@ -911,6 +911,27 @@ func TestHandlerVehicleRealtimeAcceptsBatchKeywords(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHandlerVehicleRealtimeBatchKeywordsAreExact(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := NewHandler(NewService(NewMockStore()))
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/realtime/vehicles?keywords=%E7%B2%A4AG1831&limit=10", nil)
+	handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	var body struct {
+		Data struct {
+			Items []VehicleRealtimeRow `json:"items"`
+		} `json:"data"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &body); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("response JSON should decode: %v body=%s", err, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if len(body.Data.Items) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("copied batch plates must not fuzzy-match similar identities, got %+v body=%s", body.Data.Items, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHandlerHistoryMileageQualityOps(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		path string
diff --git a/vehicle-data-platform/apps/api/internal/platform/mock_store.go b/vehicle-data-platform/apps/api/internal/platform/mock_store.go
index 7065c158..e8e9a0be 100644
--- a/vehicle-data-platform/apps/api/internal/platform/mock_store.go
+++ b/vehicle-data-platform/apps/api/internal/platform/mock_store.go
@@ -486,8 +486,17 @@ func buildArchiveMissingFieldStats(missingPlate, missingPhone, missingOEM int) [
 func (m *MockStore) VehicleRealtime(_ context.Context, query url.Values) (Page[VehicleRealtimeRow], error) {
 	rows := m.locations
 	if keywords := vehicleSearchKeywords(query); len(keywords) > 0 {
+		batch := strings.TrimSpace(query.Get("keywords")) != ""
 		rows = keep(rows, func(row RealtimeLocationRow) bool {
 			vehicle := m.vehicleByVIN(row.VIN)
+			if batch {
+				for _, keyword := range keywords {
+					if strings.EqualFold(row.VIN, keyword) || strings.EqualFold(row.Plate, keyword) || strings.EqualFold(vehicle.Plate, keyword) {
+						return true
+					}
+				}
+				return false
+			}
 			haystack := strings.ToLower(row.VIN + row.Plate + vehicle.Plate + vehicle.Phone + vehicle.OEM)
 			for _, keyword := range keywords {
 				if strings.Contains(haystack, strings.ToLower(keyword)) {
diff --git a/vehicle-data-platform/apps/api/internal/platform/mysql_queries.go b/vehicle-data-platform/apps/api/internal/platform/mysql_queries.go
index 87de3c29..5f8e70ae 100644
--- a/vehicle-data-platform/apps/api/internal/platform/mysql_queries.go
+++ b/vehicle-data-platform/apps/api/internal/platform/mysql_queries.go
@@ -329,13 +329,20 @@ func buildVehicleRealtimeSQL(query url.Values) SQLQuery {
 		args = append(args, protocol)
 	}
 	if keywords := vehicleSearchKeywords(query); len(keywords) > 0 {
-		matches := make([]string, 0, len(keywords))
-		for _, keyword := range keywords {
-			matches = append(matches, "(l.vin LIKE ? OR l.plate LIKE ? OR b.plate LIKE ? OR b.phone LIKE ? OR b.oem LIKE ?)")
+		if strings.TrimSpace(query.Get("keywords")) != "" {
+			placeholders := strings.TrimSuffix(strings.Repeat("?,", len(keywords)), ",")
+			where = append(where, "(l.vin IN ("+placeholders+") OR l.plate IN ("+placeholders+") OR b.plate IN ("+placeholders+"))")
+			for range 3 {
+				for _, keyword := range keywords {
+					args = append(args, keyword)
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			keyword := keywords[0]
 			like := "%" + keyword + "%"
+			where = append(where, "(l.vin LIKE ? OR l.plate LIKE ? OR b.plate LIKE ? OR b.phone LIKE ? OR b.oem LIKE ?)")
 			args = append(args, like, like, like, like, like)
 		}
-		where = append(where, "("+strings.Join(matches, " OR ")+")")
 	}
 	switch strings.TrimSpace(query.Get("online")) {
 	case "online":
diff --git a/vehicle-data-platform/apps/api/internal/platform/query_builders_test.go b/vehicle-data-platform/apps/api/internal/platform/query_builders_test.go
index 6ca1ec6c..b1dec9b0 100644
--- a/vehicle-data-platform/apps/api/internal/platform/query_builders_test.go
+++ b/vehicle-data-platform/apps/api/internal/platform/query_builders_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package platform
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -217,17 +218,39 @@ func TestBuildVehicleRealtimeSQL(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestBuildVehicleRealtimeSQLFiltersMultipleVehicleKeywords(t *testing.T) {
 	built := buildVehicleRealtimeSQL(url.Values{"keywords": {"粤AG18312, 川AHTWO1, 粤AG18312"}, "limit": {"10"}})
-	if !strings.Contains(built.Text, ") OR (l.vin LIKE ?") || !strings.Contains(built.CountText, ") OR (l.vin LIKE ?") {
-		t.Fatalf("batch vehicle search must match any keyword in rows and count: %s / %s", built.Text, built.CountText)
+	for _, text := range []string{built.Text, built.CountText} {
+		if !strings.Contains(text, "l.vin IN (?,?)") || !strings.Contains(text, "l.plate IN (?,?)") || !strings.Contains(text, "b.plate IN (?,?)") {
+			t.Fatalf("batch vehicle search must use exact identity sets in rows and count: %s", text)
+		}
+		if strings.Contains(text, "LIKE") {
+			t.Fatalf("batch vehicle search must not expand copied plates into fuzzy predicates: %s", text)
+		}
 	}
-	if len(built.Args) != 12 || built.Args[0] != "%粤AG18312%" || built.Args[5] != "%川AHTWO1%" || built.Args[10] != 10 {
+	if len(built.Args) != 8 || built.Args[0] != "粤AG18312" || built.Args[1] != "川AHTWO1" || built.Args[2] != "粤AG18312" || built.Args[6] != 10 {
 		t.Fatalf("batch args = %#v", built.Args)
 	}
-	if len(built.CountArgs) != 10 || built.CountArgs[0] != "%粤AG18312%" || built.CountArgs[5] != "%川AHTWO1%" {
+	if len(built.CountArgs) != 6 || built.CountArgs[0] != "粤AG18312" || built.CountArgs[1] != "川AHTWO1" || built.CountArgs[4] != "粤AG18312" {
 		t.Fatalf("batch count args = %#v", built.CountArgs)
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBuildVehicleRealtimeSQLBoundsCopiedPlateSet(t *testing.T) {
+	keywords := make([]string, 0, vehicleSearchKeywordLimit+10)
+	for index := 0; index < vehicleSearchKeywordLimit+10; index++ {
+		keywords = append(keywords, fmt.Sprintf("粤A%05d", index))
+	}
+	built := buildVehicleRealtimeSQL(url.Values{"keywords": {strings.Join(keywords, ",")}, "limit": {"10"}})
+	if len(built.Args) != vehicleSearchKeywordLimit*3+2 {
+		t.Fatalf("bounded batch args = %d, want %d", len(built.Args), vehicleSearchKeywordLimit*3+2)
+	}
+	if len(built.CountArgs) != vehicleSearchKeywordLimit*3 {
+		t.Fatalf("bounded batch count args = %d, want %d", len(built.CountArgs), vehicleSearchKeywordLimit*3)
+	}
+	if slices.Contains(built.Args, "粤A00100") {
+		t.Fatalf("batch query must ignore identities beyond the %d item boundary", vehicleSearchKeywordLimit)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestBuildVehicleRealtimeSQLFiltersServiceStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	query := url.Values{"serviceStatus": {"degraded"}, "limit": {"8"}}
 	built := buildVehicleRealtimeSQL(query)