Honda could potentially conduct more audits than before. Both of which have served us very well and will continue to do so.” “As you may be aware, continuous improvement is a core tenet of Honda and it is applied wherever an opportunity is identified.Īsked how Honda would look for compliance on these points, Alvarez wrote July 23: “We have looked for compliance for years through physical and virtual audits. ‘Sort of implied’ leaves a lot of room for improvement,” Alvarez wrote, quote our description of the old scan and repair procedure language. “The opportunity identified was clarity for the industry and our Honda and Acura customers. But Honda has now prefaced it with a new bullet point declaring, “The Shop must conduct an American Honda-approved pre-scan and an American Honda-approved post-scan for every Honda and/or Acura vehicle involved in a collision as per the Honda and Acura position statements and the OEM position statement put forth on behalf of American Honda by the Alliance for Automotive Innovators.” This language remains (again, in plain text). Honda also had declared, “ The Shop is expected to and agrees to use the tools and equipment specified in the Tools and Equipment list for each Honda and Acura vehicle repaired or serviced by the Shop, and agrees to maintain all such tools and equipment within the Shop at all times.” (Emphasis Honda’s.) The new version retains this language (but in plain text) immediately after the new definitive “must follow repair procedures” bullet point. The old January program terms and conditions had already stated, “ The Shop will refer to the Service Information System website for the applicable repair procedures and/or position statements for each model Honda or Acura vehicle to be repaired or serviced by the Shop.” (Emphasis Honda’s.) The new rules exist for both shops certified under the outgoing ProFirst certification program and its replacement Honda and Acura Certified Body Shop Program being phased in this year.
“The Shop must follow Honda and Acura vehicle repair procedures from the most current Honda and Acura repair procedure data issued by Honda and Acura,” Honda wrote in the new set of terms and conditions dated July 20. “The language was a naturally clarifying extension of language which already existed and created further alignment with the annual audit requirements.” “American Honda Motor is always looking for ways to improve the clarity and understanding of the program’s purpose and of the expectation we have of repair centers on our certified collision programs,” Honda national collision program manager Rossana Alvarez explained the tougher language in an email July 23. The automaker had previously implied certified repairers must perform that work. Results can be saved, emailed or printed.Honda has toughened the language on its terms and conditions for certified auto body shops to say shops “must” follow OEM procedures and “must” pre-and post-scan vehicles with Honda-approved processes. Protect your business from issues of liability with pre- and post-scan documentation that show a vehicle has left your bays with fully functional ADAS systems. We can supply any factory scan tool or if you are servicing multiple car lines, we recommend a G-scan tool for range of coverage and ADAS calibration capabilities. Targeting systems need a proper scan tool for accurate calibration. CHOOSE A FACTORY OR AFTERMARKET SCAN TOOL If you work exclusively with a few brands, there is no need to buy the entire system.ģ. CHOOSE OPTICAL TARGETS FOR FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CARS AND TRUCKSĬalibration kits include a mix of foreign and domestic targets that are identical in size and clarity to factory targets. It uses a patented stand & paddle construction to test / calibrate that is ideal for garages that do not want to tie up a bay or for mobile providers that need to perform off-site calibration testing.Ģ.
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