H.R. 1566 and S. 1379
Protect Your Right to Repair
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What's the Issue
As vehicles modernize, common repairs and routine maintenance increasingly require access to vehicle data, tools, and software that are currently controlled by vehicle manufacturers. These anticompetitive practices leave independent repairers unable to service certain vehicles and prevent aftermarket suppliers from managing demand and offering quality, safe, and affordable replacement parts to consumers.
If left unchecked, vehicle manufacturers’ repair restrictions stand to dramatically reduce available service options for American consumers, who overwhelmingly (70%) choose independent repair shops for post-warranty repairs.
Vehicle owners should have the right to choose who repairs their vehicle and with what parts – whether through independent aftermarket or vehicle manufacturer channels.
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What is the solution?
As unfair repair restrictions grow, the consumer-first right to repair movement is gaining ground in Washington and across the country. A key right to repair measure – the bipartisan Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act (H.R. 1566) and (S. 1379)– will enable consumers and repairers of their choice to access the vehicle data, tools, software, and parts needed for modern repairs.
Backed by a broad, bipartisan group of more than 50 cosponsors, the REPAIR Act will promote industry competition, increase consumer choice, and protect access to quality, safe, and affordable vehicle repairs.
What can you do?
Join MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers in urging Congress to pass the REPAIR Act. Swift action is needed now to protect the United States’ fair, competitive, and vibrant vehicle service market.
Get Involved
The bipartisan REPAIR Act will ensure that aftermarket suppliers can continue providing high-quality, safe repairs and parts by ensuring access to vehicle data needed for routine repair and maintenance. As a MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers member, there’s many ways your organization can make your voice heard.
Activate Your Organization
As members of the automotive aftermarket, your employees and customers are key voices in the fight for equitable vehicle data access. Stand with us in championing the need for federal right to repair protections like the REPAIR Act.
Some ways to activate your organization and networks include:
- Sending information about right to repair and the REPAIR Act in employee-wide communications like emails or newsletters;
- Posting about the REPAIR Act on social media;
- Hosting a virtual lunch-and-learn with MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers staff and employees;
- And many more!
Want more ideas of ways to get involved? Read and sign the Supplier R2R Pledge today.
Have questions or need more information? Please contact us at repairact@mema.org.
Sign Up for the At-Home Repair Campaign
Hosting your representative for an on-site visit is one of the most influential actions aftermarket suppliers can take. Helping members of Congress understand our industry and its impact on their home districts and states goes a long way in gaining their support on right to repair.
First-hand interactions with MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers members, employees, and facilities help personalize our industry, illustrate its impact, and bring the need for federal right to repair protections to life.
We’ll do all the heavy lifting – so you can focus on the handshakes. Just let us know if you’re interested!
- Step 1: Complete our interest form.
- Step 2: We then provide all the information you need to schedule a meeting or visit with your legislator, including a template invitation letter and submission instructions.
- Step 3: When a meeting or visit is on the calendar, we provide the necessary information to prepare. A MEMA team member can also attend.
- Step 4: After your meeting or visit is completed, we provide template thank-you letters for your legislator and their staff and a feedback form.
If you have questions about the facility visit process, contact us at repairact@mema.org.