RIGHT TO REPAIR
What is automotive right to repair?
Right to repair is the principle that a vehicle owner should have the ability and choice to service their vehicle anytime, anywhere, anyplace. Automakers agree and support seamless independent auto service and repair.
Automakers offer drivers a wide range of repair options – more than any other industry. In fact, automakers already and routinely make available to independent repair shops all the parts, service information and vehicle data needed to diagnose and repair a vehicle.
Independent Auto Repairers, Automakers Strike Major Right-To-Repair Pact (July 2023)
Guarantees consumer choice in automotive repair.
Vehicles serviced "anytime, anywhere, anyplace."
Includes thousands of independent auto repair professionals.
Applies to all vehicle technologies and powertrains.
Covers access to telematics data required to diagnose and repair vehicles.
Letter to Congress (July 2023): , , Alliance for Automotive Innovation.
Automotive right to repair exists. Always has, always will.
Automakers created for repair technicians to get repair information.
Competition is alive and well in the auto repair industry. The system is working.
to 28 state attorneys general on federal right to repair legislation.
Dig Deeper: Maine Telematics Ballot Initiative
In the News
Commentary: Maine right to repair referendum question oversteps the mark
Automakers, repair shops strike new right-to-repair deal covering telematics data
Right to repair already exists for cars
What monopoly? Repair info is shared
Congress considers law that could lower auto mechanic costs
Right-to-repair backers just after a data grab
'Right to Repair' progresses in Maine, but automakers are pushing back
Maine car repair shops seek wireless vehicle data, but manufacturers say they don’t need it