Toyota Collision Pros: Radar must be calibrated after some …
Sep 10, 2018 · The new issue of Toyota’s Collision Pros magazine contains an important reminder of how often millimeter-wave radar calibration might be necessary — including every time a shop removes …
Montana Insurance Department addresses repair cost denial, …
Aug 22, 2024 · In answer to a consumer complaint, Montana’s deputy insurance commissioner has told Liberty Mutual its settlement of a claim isn’t sufficient and that simply stating a referenced blend …
Updated: GEICO updates asTech pricing agreement; industry and ...
Jul 30, 2024 · GEICO announced a pricing agreement with asTech, a diagnostic provider, for OEM scans and calibrations for collision repair shops. The agreement has sparked criticism and questions from ...
Denso: OEM, aftermarket parts from same manufacturer not …
Aug 5, 2019 · It’s sometimes asserted that OEM and aftermarket parts made by the same manufactuer are identical. But a leading Tier 1 supplier producing both confirmed last month differences might exist.
Honda: Many common body shop situations require ADAS …
Dec 20, 2017 · LaneWatch camera. The LaneWatch camera is located on the passenger-side mirror and allows a driver an 80-degree view of that blind spot versus the 20 percent available from the driver’s seat.
NHTSA proposes new rule on vehicle design to protect pedestrians
Sep 11, 2024 · The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing a new rule that would require new passenger vehicles to be designed to reduce injuries in pedestrian crashes, according to a …
AAA notifies ACE MPR members to use 23-line diagnostic entries
Sep 10, 2024 · An AAA process change made effective Sept. 1 asks ACE Member Preferred Repairs (MPR) shops to enter scans, calibrations, and programming into CCC One utilizing 23 standard line entries.
CCC revises P-pages; sectioning, refinishing, roof guidance among ...
Dec 3, 2019 · CCC updated its Motor Guide to Estimating P-pages, adding new information and deleting some passages. The changes include component classification, sectioning, roof panel and headliner, and ...
SEMA and NTEA sue California Air Resources Board over clean …
5 days ago · The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) and the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) have filed suit in the U.S. District Court’s Eastern District of California against the ...
‘Who Pays?’: 29.1% of shops find denib or finish sand/buff always ...
Apr 29, 2017 · More than a quarter of 740 responding shops found either denibbing or finish sanding and buffing necessary on all jobs, according to the latest completed “Who Pays for What?” study. Another 43 ...