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ASA Repair Policy Scan Tool Newsletter: May 21, 2025
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall Click here to read the latest edition of ASA’s Repair Policy Scan Tool newsletter. Categories Auto Repair Automotive Parts Clean Air Watch EPA Featured Information Availability Insurance Issues New Vehicle Technologies Replacement Crash Parts Service Information Small Business Uncategorized Vehicle Inspections Vehicle Safety Archives Archives Select Month February 2026…
Read MoreU.S. House Votes to Overturn California EV Mandate with National Implications
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall The United States House of Representatives voted 246-164 on House Joint Resolution 88, which would overturn California’s Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) II Regulation. If left intact, ACC II will require that an increasing portion of light-duty vehicles sold in the state are zero-emission vehicles (ZEV), starting with 35 percent…
Read MoreFederal Government Announces Less Stringent Rules for Autonomous Vehicles
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced changes to federal rules that will reduce regulatory burdens for autonomous vehicle (AV) and SAE Level 2 advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) manufacturers, developers, and operators. This new rule is officially titled “Third Amended Standing General Order…
Read MoreASA Repair Policy Scan Tool Newsletter: April 4, 2025
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall Click here to read the latest edition of ASA’s Repair Policy Scan Tool newsletter. Categories Auto Repair Automotive Parts Clean Air Watch EPA Featured Information Availability Insurance Issues New Vehicle Technologies Replacement Crash Parts Service Information Small Business Uncategorized Vehicle Inspections Vehicle Safety Archives Archives Select Month February 2026…
Read MoreMichigan Legislature Considering Bills that could Impact Auto Repairers
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall Lawmakers in Michigan’s state legislature are considering bills that could impact the operations of automotive repairers in the state. Two of those bills are described below: Senate Bill (SB) 25 passed 37-0 in the state senate. Currently, repair shops with multiple facilities must register the facilities under separate registrations,…
Read MoreHawaii Says Aloha to New Bills that could Impact Auto Repairers
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall Lawmakers in the Hawaii State Legislature have advanced two bills that could impact automotive repair businesses. Senate Bill (SB) 327 passed in an amended version in a House committee on a 6-0 vote. ASA is concerned that the amended version could exclude many repair businesses from benefiting from the…
Read MoreState Lawmakers in California Consider Bills of Significance to Auto Repairers
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall State lawmakers in California are considering several bills of significance to auto repairers in the state, including the bills listed below: Assembly Bill (AB) 272 would require that the State Air Resources Board submit its first report on the effectiveness (enforcement, operational downtime, and an estimate of emissions reduced…
Read MoreTexas Legislature Considering Bills that could Impact Auto Repairers
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall Lawmakers in the Texas State Legislature, which only convenes for 150 days every two years, are considering several bills that could impact automotive repairers. Senate Bill (SB) 1, the state’s budget legislation, instructs state agencies to use the most cost effective means available to maintain and repair state vehicles,…
Read More11 Bills in MA Legislature with Direct Implications for Auto Repairers Under Consideration
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall At least ten bills introduced this year in the Massachusetts Legislature would have direct implications for auto repairers. Senate Bill (SB) 797 would set a $55/hour minimum labor rate for auto body repairs. It would also create an auto body labor rate advisory board, on which three auto repairers…
Read MorePresident Trump Places 25 Percent Tariff on Auto and Certain Auto Part Imports
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will impose a 25 percent tariff on automobile and certain automobile-parts imports. The tariff will be assessed on top of all other pre-existing import tariffs. The president argues that such measures are needed to strengthen the United States’ domestic industrial base…
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