The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is urging Oklahoma shop owners to contact their state House of Representatives members and ask that they oppose House Bill 1584, the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act.

House Bill 1584 would depend on a state government agency and the Oklahoma court system to assist repairers in acquiring automotive service information, the ASA reported.

The Motor Vehicles Owners’ Right to Repair Act would put at risk the progress that has been made through the Automotive Service Association-Automaker Agreement, which already provides independent repairers access to service, tool and training information via automaker web sites.

“Right to Repair legislation has failed on the federal level in the last several congresses. Proponents of Right to Repair legislation have now moved to the state level. We hope Oklahoma legislators will also say no to Right to Repair legislation and more government intervention,” said Bob Redding, ASA’s Washington, D.C., representative.
 

ASA and other segments of the auto industry are working through the voluntary National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) to assure repairers timely service information via the automaker web sites.
 

ASA asks Oklahoma repairers to contact their state House of Representatives members and urge them to oppose the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act, House Bill 1584. To view the language of OK H 1584 in its entirety, and to send an opposition letter to your Oklahoma representatives, please visit ASA’s legislative Web site, www.TakingTheHill.com.

 The Automotive Service Association is the largest not-for-profit trade association of its kind dedicated to and governed by independent automotive service and repair professionals. ASA serves an international membership base that includes numerous affiliate, state and chapter groups from both the mechanical and collision repair segments of the automotive service industry. ASA’s headquarters is in Bedford, Texas.

ASA advances professionalism and excellence in the automotive repair industry through education, representation and member services. For additional information about ASA, including past news releases, go to www.asashop.org, or visit ASA’s legislative site at www.TakingTheHill.com. For more information on the national automotive service task force, visit www.nastf.org.