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ASA Reports: Service Information Availability Bill Introduced

Washington, D.C. -- The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced that U.S. Reps. Joe Barton, R-Texas, and Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., have introduced bipartisan legislation, H.R. 2735, The Motor Vehicle Owner's Right to Repair Act.

The bill was referred to the U.S. House of Representatives Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee. It is co-sponsored by Reps. Roy Blunt R-Mo., Gary Condit, D-Calif., and Ed Bryant, R-Tenn.

The legislation requires original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to provide access to service information, both emissions and non-emissions, to the independent repairer. ASA supports this legislation and encourages its members to contact their congressional representative and ask them to support this bill.

In a recent survey taken by the Southwest Policy Group, 803 registered voters were questioned about information availability. The results show:

• 88 percent agree all repair information should be made available to the independent repairer and the owner of the vehicle.
• 92 percent would support a bill in Congress that requires auto manufacturers to provide vehicle repair information.
• 72 percent would support a candidate who favors requiring auto manufacturers to provide vehicle repair information.

"This bill provides independent repairers with the information they need to properly repair motor vehicles. As apparent in the survey, vehicle owners want service information made available to the independent repairer. We appreciate the leadership these members of Congress have shown with this legislation," said Bob Redding, ASA's Washington, D.C., representative.

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