Organizational Statements, On-Board Diagnostic Service Info Rule

This page lists statements and information concerning the issue taken from the web sites of various organizations, trade associations, and interest groups involved in the issue. We provide both a link to the main page of the organization concerned as well as a copy of the pages relating to the issue that we found in our searches. Because we want to keep information concerning each of our cases for an archive, we copied their pages during the period of research. Below each statement is the original URL from which we retrieved the information. Note that some of these original URLs may not work because the group has updated or changed its website.

External Links to:

• Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
• American Trucking Association
• Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association
• Automobile Service Association
• Coalition for Auto Repair Equality
• Motor and Equipment Manufactures Association
• National Automobile Dealers Association
• Specialty Equipment Manufactures Association

Internal Archive for the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association, downloaded on 9/26/02:

• AAIA plans meetings with representatives
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/government/events/events.asp)
• OBDII updates
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/government/federal_issues/Allen%20Lyons%20presentation.htm)
• The Motor Vehicle Owner's Right to Repair Act of 2001 H.R. 2735
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/government/grassroots_activities/hr2735.asp)
• Weekly Federal Issues Update February 18, 2002
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/government/resources/federal_issue_updates/18feb02.doc)
• Federal issues update
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/government/resources/federal_issue_updates/4mar02.doc)
• The Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/government/grassroots_activities/factsheet-right%20to%20repair.doc)
• Senate hears about right to repair
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/government/grassroots_activities/hr2735_hearing.asp)
• Automotive Aftermarket Invades Capitol Hill
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/information/press_releases/nr051101.asp)
• APSA Say HR 2735 Will Preserve Competition
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/information/press_releases/nr080901.asp)
• CARB Approves Diagnostic II System Regulations
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/information/press_releases/nr121801.asp)
• Automotive Aftermarket Political Action Committee (AAPAC)
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/Government/AAPAC/AAPAC.asp)
• Model Letter to House of Representatives
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/government/grassroots_activities/model%20letter%20to%20house%20of%20representatives.doc)

Internal Archive for the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association, downloaded on 9/29/02:

• Aftermarket Wins Three-Year OBD II Battle
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/information/press_releases/nr100200.asp)
• OBD II Legislation Stirs up Conflict in California
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/information/aftermarket_insider/obd2.asp)
• EPA Proposal Mirrors SB 1146 Legislation
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/information/press_releases/nr060501.asp)
• Federal Issues affecting the aftermarket
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/government/federal_issues/federal_issues.asp)
• Remanufacturing: The Original Recycling
  (http://www.aftermarket.org/information/aftermarket_insider/reman.asp)

Internal Archive for the Alliance of Automobile Manufactures, downloaded on 9/29/02:

• Automakers and Independent Repairers Reach Historic Agreement on Service Information
  (http://www.autoalliance.org/pressreleases/pr092602.htm)
• Access To Information Makes Repair Legislation Unnecessary
  (http://www.autoalliance.org/pressreleases/pr073002.htm)

Internal Archive for the Coaltion for Auto Repair Equality, downloaded on 10/3/02:

• Coalition For Auto Repair Equality Opposes Empty
  Agreement To Give Service Info To Independent Repair Shops
  (http://www.careauto.org/media_activity/care_statement.html)

Internal Archive for the Specialty Equiptment Manufactures Association, downloaded on 10/3/02:

• OBDII Frequently asked questions
  (http://www.sema.org/content/?ID=24549&criteria=Gore+Waxman+amendment#cooper)
• SEMAs position on OBDII
  (http://www.sema.org/content/?ID=25390&criteria=On+Board+Diagnostic+system)

Internal Archive for the Automobile Service Association, downloaded on 10/4/02:

• H.R. 2735 Claims Additional Co-sponsors
  (http://www.asashop.org/newsletters/mech/july02mech.htm)
• ASA Dispatch
  (http://www.asashop.org/newsletters/mech/sept02mech.htm)
• A Chance for Equity
  (http://www.asashop.org/autoinc/sept2001/legis.cfm)
• Wellstone Introduces Bill to Protect Small Businesses, Consumer Choice in Auto Repair
  (http://www.asashop.org/legis/wellstone.htm)
• Information Availability
  (http://www.asashop.org/autoinc/dec2001/mech.cfm)
• ASA Member Demonstrates OBD Information Availability
  (http://www.asashop.org/autoinc/aug2001/obd.cfm)
• ASA Supports EPA Service Information Rule
  (http://www.asashop.org/autoinc/oct2001/legis.cfm)
• Collision
  (http://www.asashop.org/autoinc/june2002/collision.cfm)
• Legislation - Information Availability
  (http://www.asashop.org/legis/legis.htm)
• Washington: Car makers to share repair data
  (http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/4159085.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp)
• Automakers to give diagnostic codes to repair shops
  (http://www.startribune.com/stories/432/3329152.html)
• Bill would unlock cars' computer codes
  (http://www.freep.com/money/business/carcom14_20020614.htm)
• U.S. Sen. Wellstone Introduces Service Information Availability Bill
  (http://www.asashop.org/news/june2002/PR41.htm)
• Sample Letter For Car Owners To Send Their U.S. Representative In Support Of The Motor Vehicle Owner's Right To Repair Act, H.R. 2735
  (http://www.asashop.org/legis/consumersample2735.htm)

Internal Archive for the Coaltion for Auto Repair Equality, downloaded on 10/13/02:

• H.R. 2735 summary (http://www.careauto.org/hr2735/hr2735_summary.pdf)
• H.R. 2735 legal analysis (http://www.careauto.org/hr2735/hr2735_legal_analysis.pdf)
• Public Citizen Center for Auto Safety Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety Consumer Federation of America (http://www.careauto.org/hr2735/public_letter.htm)
• Letter to Cliff Stearns (http://www.careauto.org/hr2735/hearing_req.html)
• Survey results on behalf of CARE (http://www.careauto.org/hr2735/poll_report.html)
• CARE news release (http://www.careauto.org/hr2735/hr2735_release.htm)
• Article from AAA world magazine (http://www.careauto.org/media_activity/aaa_article.html)
• Article from The Washington Times, July 8, 2002, Small repair shops fight automakers (http://www.careauto.org/media_activity/washtimes_article.html)
• On-Board Diagnostic (OBD)/Right to Repair Overview (http://careauto.wslogic.com/showIssues.cgi?name=ON-BOARD+DIAGNOSTIC+(OBD)/RIGHT+TO+REPAIR+OVERVIEW&user=)