Friday, June 15, 2007

Right to Repair Your Own Veicle?

From Jeff Hennie, MRF VP of Governmen Relations, MRF (www.mrf.org)
Do You Have the Right to Repair?We all know that we have certain inalienable rights such as life, libertyand the pursuit of happiness. We also have the right to remain silent andthe right to an attorney. What we don't have is the guaranteed right torepair our own vehicles.That's right, the way it is right now, vehicle manufacturers only have tomake a very small percentage of the large and growing number of diagnostictools, training and codes available to the general public. The originalequipment manufacturers (OEMs) must make all information available toeverybody only as it pertains to emissions. So that leaves you at themercy of authorized dealerships exclusively if you need work on yourantilock brake systems, some fuel injection systems, security systems andany other electronic systems on your car or bike. The Motorcycle RidersFoundation (MRF) has been working on this issue for a couple of years.

Read more - http://pub42.bravenet.com/forum/3562429698/fetch/824855/

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