The Massachusetts law requires vehicle manufacturers to share - at a fair and reasonable price - the same service information, tools and software that they provide their franchised dealers.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbot has signed a bill that imposes a statewide ban on texting and driving, but also has convened a special legislative session to create broader state regulation of mobile devices in vehicles.
An amendment proposed for the Ohio budget legislation would exempt insurers from providing notice to customers when non-OEM parts are used in a repair.
A recent subcommittee hearing focused on two federal bills proposing to delay implementation of Obama administration air-quality standards.
Under current Wisconsin law, collision repairers in the Badger State risk a maximum $10,000 fine and/or six years in prison if they remove and replace VIN decals from vehicles. However, that might be about to change.
The House version of a Texas bill that would have eliminated mandatory safety inspections for motor vehicles failed to make it out of the Texas House of Representatives during the 85th legislative session.
Texas Senate Bill 1588, which would institute an “inspection program replacement fee” in lieu of the state’s inspection program, passed by a vote of 27-4 on May 4.
If lawmakers pass Louisiana House Bill 597, residents would be required to pay an annual fee to the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, in lieu of the state’s vehicle safety inspection program.
ASA asserts that the bills would “dismantle” the state’s vehicle safety inspection program and implement an inspection program replacement fee due at a vehicle’s registration or registration renewal.
Introduced by state Rep. Madeleine Dean, Pennsylvania House Bill 1182 would require the mechanic to notify the vehicle owner if there is an outstanding recall on the vehicle.
