diff --git a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes.js b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes.js
index b89ae66c7..142dd616a 100644
--- a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes.js
+++ b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes.js
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@ function refresh() {
   return fetchRoutes()
 }
 
+function changeSortOrder(event) {
+  const sortOrder = String(event.target.value || "")
+  if (!["newest", "oldest", "longest", "shortest"].includes(sortOrder)) return
+  state.sortOrder = sortOrder
+  // Replacing the array forces the keyed route templates to move immediately.
+  state.routes = [...state.routes]
+}
+
 if (!isGalaxyTunnel()) refresh()
 
 function openDialog(htmlString) {
@@ -825,7 +833,7 @@ export function RouteRecordings() {
           </div>
           <label class="dashcam-sort">
             <span>Sort</span>
-            <select value="${() => state.sortOrder}" @change="${event => { state.sortOrder = event.target.value }}">
+            <select value="${() => state.sortOrder}" @input="${changeSortOrder}" @change="${changeSortOrder}">
               <option value="newest">Newest first</option>
               <option value="oldest">Oldest first</option>
               <option value="longest">Longest duration</option>
diff --git a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes_helpers.js b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes_helpers.js
index 364631a1e..e4aa5b1ad 100644
--- a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes_helpers.js
+++ b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes_helpers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export const MAX_RENDERED_ROUTES = 250
+const SEARCH_MONTHS = ["january", "february", "march", "april", "may", "june", "july", "august", "september", "october", "november", "december"]
 
 function validDate(value) {
   if (!value) return null
@@ -55,12 +56,12 @@ export function normalizeRoute(route, locale) {
     displayDate,
     displayName,
     _startedAtMs: startedAtDate?.getTime() ?? timestampDate?.getTime() ?? null,
-    _searchValues: [
-      normalizeRouteSearchText(route?.name),
-      normalizeRouteSearchText(isCustomName ? displayName : ""),
-      ...dateAliases.map(normalizeRouteSearchText),
-      ...timeAliases.map(normalizeRouteSearchText),
-    ].filter(Boolean),
+    _searchIndex: {
+      ids: [normalizeRouteSearchText(route?.name)].filter(Boolean),
+      titles: [normalizeRouteSearchText(isCustomName ? displayName : "")].filter(Boolean),
+      dates: dateAliases.map(normalizeRouteSearchText).filter(Boolean),
+      times: timeAliases.map(normalizeRouteSearchText).filter(Boolean),
+    },
   }
 }
 
@@ -126,16 +127,37 @@ export function sortRoutes(routes, sortOrder = "newest") {
 }
 
 export function routeMatchesSearch(route, searchQuery) {
+  const rawQuery = String(searchQuery || "").trim()
   const normalizedQuery = normalizeRouteSearchText(searchQuery)
   const queryTokens = normalizedQuery.split(" ").filter(Boolean)
   if (!queryTokens.length) return true
 
-  const searchValues = Array.isArray(route?._searchValues) ? route._searchValues : [
-    route?.name,
-    route?.timestamp,
-    route?.displayName,
-    route?.displayDate,
-  ].map(normalizeRouteSearchText).filter(Boolean)
+  const fallbackIndex = {
+    ids: [route?.name],
+    titles: [route?.timestamp, route?.displayName],
+    dates: [route?.displayDate],
+    times: [route?.displayDate],
+  }
+  const searchIndex = route?._searchIndex || Object.fromEntries(
+    Object.entries(fallbackIndex).map(([key, values]) => [key, values.map(normalizeRouteSearchText).filter(Boolean)]),
+  )
+
+  const hasMonth = queryTokens.some(token => token.length >= 3 && SEARCH_MONTHS.some(month => month.startsWith(token)))
+  const isDateQuery = hasMonth || /\d\s*[/-]\s*\d/.test(rawQuery) || /\d+(?:st|nd|rd|th)\b/i.test(rawQuery) || /^\d{4}$/.test(normalizedQuery)
+  const isTimeQuery = /^\d{1,2}$/.test(normalizedQuery) || /\d\s*:\s*\d/.test(rawQuery) || queryTokens.some(token => token === "am" || token === "pm")
+  const compactQuery = normalizedQuery.replaceAll(" ", "")
+  const isHexQuery = /^[0-9a-f]+$/.test(compactQuery)
+  const isIdQuery = rawQuery.includes("--") || (isHexQuery && (
+    compactQuery.length >= 8 || (compactQuery.length >= 4 && /\d/.test(compactQuery) && /[a-f]/.test(compactQuery))
+  ))
+  const valuesFor = key => Array.isArray(searchIndex[key]) ? searchIndex[key] : []
+  const searchValues = [
+    ...valuesFor("titles"),
+    ...(isDateQuery ? valuesFor("dates") : []),
+    ...(isTimeQuery ? valuesFor("times") : []),
+    ...(isIdQuery ? valuesFor("ids") : []),
+  ]
+
   return searchValues.some(value => {
     if (value.includes(normalizedQuery)) return true
     const searchTokens = value.split(" ").filter(Boolean)
diff --git a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/tests/test_dashcam_routes_helpers.py b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/tests/test_dashcam_routes_helpers.py
index fb9b5a4c4..d143a4cb1 100644
--- a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/tests/test_dashcam_routes_helpers.py
+++ b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/tests/test_dashcam_routes_helpers.py
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ def test_route_titles_and_custom_name_badges_are_reactive():
 def test_sort_order_select_and_route_items_are_keyed_and_reactive():
   source = COMPONENT_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
-  assert '<select value="${() => state.sortOrder}" @change="${event => { state.sortOrder = event.target.value }}">' in source
+  assert '<select value="${() => state.sortOrder}" @input="${changeSortOrder}" @change="${changeSortOrder}">' in source
+  assert "state.routes = [...state.routes]" in source
   assert ".key(group.key)" in source
   assert ".key(route.name)" in source
 
@@ -189,6 +190,27 @@ def test_search_indexes_the_displayed_time_for_every_route():
   ]
 
 
+def test_short_numeric_search_does_not_match_hidden_ids_or_unrelated_dates():
+  result = evaluate('''
+    const routes = [
+      route("00000012--9f0a7bdf9c", "2026-08-27T13:05:00Z", { timestamp: "Morning drive", isCustomName: true }),
+      route("0000006b--9f0a7bdf9d", "2026-12-12T13:05:00Z", { timestamp: "Afternoon drive", isCustomName: true }),
+      route("0000006c--9f0a7bdf9e", "2026-08-27T13:05:00Z", { timestamp: "Test_12", isCustomName: true }),
+    ]
+    return {
+      plainNumber: buildRouteView(routes, { searchQuery: "12" }).matching.map(item => item.name),
+      ordinalDate: buildRouteView(routes, { searchQuery: "dec 12th" }).matching.map(item => item.name),
+      explicitId: buildRouteView(routes, { searchQuery: "00000012" }).matching.map(item => item.name),
+    }
+  ''')
+
+  assert result == {
+    "plainNumber": ["0000006c--9f0a7bdf9e"],
+    "ordinalDate": ["0000006b--9f0a7bdf9d"],
+    "explicitId": ["00000012--9f0a7bdf9c"],
+  }
+
+
 def test_filters_preserved_routes_before_applying_the_render_limit():
   view = evaluate('''
     const routes = Array.from({ length: MAX_RENDERED_ROUTES + 25 }, (_, index) => route(