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Introduced February 25, 2025 by Neal Patrick Dunn · Last progress February 25, 2025
The bill substantially expands consumers' and independent repairers' rights to vehicle data and repair information and strengthens enforcement and federal coordination — trading off higher compliance and administrative costs, potential safety and legal disputes, and the loss of stronger state‑level rules.
Motor vehicle owners will gain clearer, enforceable rights to access vehicle‑generated diagnostic and repair data and the information needed to fix their cars, enabling independent repairs and greater control over servicing.
Independent repair shops and aftermarket parts manufacturers will have expanded ability to obtain technical information and supply compatible parts, supporting competition, more repair choices, and likely lower repair costs.
Consumers will have an expedited enforcement path: the FTC is empowered to enforce the law and individuals can bring short complaints with a defined timeline, increasing practical access to remedies.
Vehicle manufacturers, dealers, repair businesses, and agencies will face new compliance, reporting, and administrative costs that could be passed on to consumers through higher vehicle prices, repair fees, or taxpayer-funded agency expenses.
Broader access to vehicle systems and parts could increase safety risks if unqualified parties modify critical systems or if appropriate safeguards are not enforced, potentially endangering drivers and other road users.
Tight definitions, exemptions (e.g., OEM parts or ADS‑equipped vehicle carve‑outs), and ambiguous data exclusions could be used to limit practical access, generating disputes that require litigation or lengthy agency interpretation.
Based on analysis of 9 sections of legislative text.
Requires automakers to give owners, repairers, and aftermarket makers equal access to vehicle data, repair info, and tools and makes the FTC the enforcer.
Requires automakers to give vehicle owners, their chosen repairers, and aftermarket parts and diagnostic makers equal access to vehicle-generated data, repair information, and repair tools—on the same terms automakers give their dealers or authorized providers. Creates a federal advisory committee, directs NHTSA to require point-of-sale owner notices, makes violations enforceable by the FTC (including a private complaint route), requires biennial FTC reports, and preempts conflicting state or local laws.