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Act Now to Protect Your Right to Repair

July 31, 2012 By Naseem Muaddi 3 Comments

A recent study has found that American auto repair shops turn away 1.8 million customers and lose $5.8 billion in sales each year because they do not have access to the same technical data and service information that automakers provide to dealerships.

By joining the Right to Repair Coalition – which aims to pass the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act – you can help change that.

The coalition explains:

Today’s modern vehicles are very complex machines. Computers and electronics control nearly every vehicle function from safety and emissions to ignition keys. Although these computers provide many benefits to motorists through improved fuel efficiency, comfort and safety, they also provide increasing opportunities for car companies to lock out access by car owners and the independent repair shops where they choose to obtain service for their vehicles.

The need for Right to Repair legislation has become a necessity in order to protect the rights of car owners to decide where and how they have their vehicles serviced, whether at a new car dealer or an independent service facility. Right to Repair ensures that the person who bought the car and not the car company, can decide where that vehicle is repaired and maintained.

Right to Repair faces adamant opposition by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) and Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM). Both of which argue that the information needed to repair new vehicles can be obtained via OEM service websites. These sites, however, charge for access – with annual fees ranging from $350 to over $7,000.

Proponents of the Right to Repair Act say that these costs force independent repair shops to raise their prices – which limits their ability to compete with dealerships. The high costs, in turn, prevent cash-strapped car owners from making up their own minds about where they’d like to have their vehicles serviced.

There’s also a fear among those lobbying for Right to Repair that automakers may take down the OEM service websites at any time. After all, there is currently no law requiring them to make the information public.

The European Union has already passed Right to Repair, and an aggressive campaign is currently underway in Canada. However, since the bill was first introduced to the United States Senate and House of Representatives over a decade ago, no version has been passed.

You can take action by joining the Right to Repair Coalition.

Filed Under: Archive, Industry Trends & Reports Tagged With: Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Auto Trim, Auto Upholstery, Car Interior, Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act, Right to Repair Coalition

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  1. edward munday says

    July 31, 2012 at 8:38 pm

    retired…AT THOSE PRICE ,JUST THINK WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE A CUSTOMER.IF YOU WORKED ON 100 CARS A YEAR. THAT COMES OUT TO $3.50 TO $7.00 EACH TIME YOU CONVERSE WITH THE SITE.

    Reply
    • Nadeem Muaddi says

      July 31, 2012 at 10:11 pm

      It definitely adds up. Worse, however, is the fact that automakers can take down the information any time. Shops are completely dependent on them.

      Reply
  2. Andy Bodnar says

    August 1, 2012 at 12:06 am

    I dont necessarly agree with it or disagree with it.

    I feel if it makes or breaks the shop, then time to seek new master techs. There are only a handful of different makes and models, and a diverse group share same platforms….. so if mechanically inclined one should be able to complete task at hand.

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