Right to Repair Act: Ensuring Vehicle Data Access and Repair Choice
This law grants car owners and independent repair shops full access to diagnostic data, repair information, and tools necessary to service modern vehicles. The goal is to boost competition in the repair market, offering consumers greater choice and potentially lowering maintenance costs. Manufacturers are prohibited from using technological or legal barriers to restrict access to critical repair information or mandate specific parts brands.
Key points
Vehicle owners and their chosen mechanics gain unrestricted access to vehicle-generated data (e.g., diagnostics) and wireless access to this data via a standardized platform.
Manufacturers must provide all critical repair information and tools to independent shops and aftermarket parts makers at a fair and reasonable cost.
Manufacturers are banned from mandating specific brands of parts or tools for non-warranty repairs, promoting consumer choice in aftermarket components.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will enforce these rules and oversee the creation of an independent entity to manage secure vehicle data access.
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