TRENTON, N.J. (March 23, 2015) — The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is calling on its New Jersey members to write their legislators in opposition to right-to-repair legislation under consideration by state lawmakers.
Assembly Bill 230 is the latest version of the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act to be introduced in the New Jersey Assembly.
The Right to Repair Act mandates criminal penalties to auto makers that don't allow easy and affordable access for independent auto repairers and do-it-yourselfers to the same repair and diagnostic information they give their franchised dealers.
In a press release, the ASA said the National Automotive Service Task Force, a cooperative effort between the ASA and auto makers, is the best forum for airing complaints about information accessibility.
The association also mentioned a letter it wrote to Paul Moriarty, chair of the New Jersey Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee. “The U.S. Congress has said NO to Right to Repair legislation since 2002,” the letter stated.
The ASA press release did not mention the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the ASA, auto makers and supporters of the Right to Repair Act in January 2014. The MOU states that all signatories agree to abide by the Right to Repair bill passed in Massachusetts in 2012.
Assembly Bill 230 was reported by the New Jersey Committee on Consumer Affairs March 16, the ASA said. More information on the bill is available on the ASA's legislative website.