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DOT Secretary Recommends That Automakers Provide OEM Part Data to Recyclers
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n response to a question posed by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), Chairman of the
Transportation and Infrastructure Com- mittee’s Highway Subcommittee follow- ing a February hearing, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx stated his support for auto- motive manufacturers to share part infor- mation with professional automotive recyclers. He also noted that manufac- turers should provide this information in an efficient and easy-to-use format direct- ly to recyclers and others who need the information. ARA looks forward to shar- ing the Secretary’s support with the automakers and will continue to urge them to adopt an easy-to-use format so that professional automotive recyclers can access part data to help promote the safety of our nation’s drivers.
ARA Recommends Access to Bulk Recall Data, OEM Part Numbers and Build Sheet Data at NHTSA Event
n April, ARA staff participated in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) one-day work- shop with leading transportation officials, automotive industry representatives, safe- ty advocates, and researchers to brain- storm on how to achieve a recall com- pletion rate of 100 percent.
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Throughout the “Retooling Recalls” event, in both the general and small group breakout sessions, ARA staff made the compelling argument to over 100 stakeholders present that only with bulk access to recall data along with OEM parts numbers and build sheet data would NHTSA be able to reach its stated 100 percent recall remedy rate goal and ful- fill its statutory obligations to ensure the safety of the nation’s drivers.
ARA is extremely pleased that the final
ARA CEO Michael Wilson Addresses Automakers at Corporate Responsibility Summit
Action Group’s (AIAG) Corporate Res- ponsibility Summit in Novi, Michigan. AIAG was founded by Ford, Chrysler and General Motors in 1982 as a not-for-prof- it organization and membership includes Toyota, Honda and Nissan, and many of their part suppliers and services providers. ARA’s presentation was entitled “Data
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Transparency as the Key for Sustainability in Automotive End-of-Life Vehicles,” dur- ing which Wilson provided an overview of the important link between automakers and their role in the sustainable practice of harvesting parts for reutilization, and discussed the importance of professional automotive recyclers securing data access. He emphasized that data such as OEM part numbers and build sheet informa-
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RA CEO Michael Wilson spoke in April at the Automotive Industry
tion is vital to ensure future consumer access to economical and environmen- tally beneficial OEM parts. The discussion focused on the auto recycling industry’s reutilization of parts and the data need- ed to ensure parts compatibility with mar- ket needs. Wilson emphasized that the future success of parts reutilization is dependent on a mutually beneficial rela- tionship between automakers and pro- fessional automotive recyclers and touched on the important role our indus- try plays in preserving natural resources and diverting waste from landfills. As ARA continues its increased out- reach and communication with automak- ers, this event will provide further opportunities for more open dialogue on the data requirements of the profession- al automotive recycling industry.
reports of the breakout sessions all include a variation of the recommenda- tion “to provide access to bulk recall data along with OEM parts numbers and build sheets.”
Specific recommendations include: 1. To identify faulty parts in the supply chain, access to bulk data of VINs, part numbers and build sheet data should be provided;
ARA underscored the need for access to bulk data in any recall plan.
2. Parts numbers and build sheets must be more readily available to reach a wide variety of owners affected by recalls; 3. Access to bulk VIN data is critical to ensuring a safe parts market; and, 4. Consumers must be educated on the different components of the recall process (the facilitator failed to mention in his summary report what was record- ed in one of the breakout sessions – that the recall process must include the abili- ty to track automotive parts through their complete life cycle).
ARA welcomed the support of other groups present including the National Automotive Dealers Association (NADA), the National Independent Automotive Dealers Association (NIADA), and sever- al used car dealers on the recommenda- tion for access to bulk data. Stakeholders and the public had an opportunity to sub- mit comments on the workshop to NHTSA. In its written submission, ARA underscored the need for access to bulk data in any recall plan as stated in the breakout sessions recommendations.
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