All garages being equal
Automakers and repair shops have agreed to adopt a Massachusetts law as a national standard. The law, enacted last year, will
- Require automakers to make available to repair shops the same vehicle repair information they give to dealers
- Allow repair shops to purchase that data with an ordinary computer over a standardized, Internet-based service
- Require automakers to offer a nonproprietary interface for diagnosing problems with vehicles, starting in the 2018 model year
Source: Massachusetts state legislature
WASHINGTON -- The long fight over "right to repair" seems to be nearing an end.
