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U.S. House 110th Congress

The Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act was re-introduced in June 2007, with a new bill number (HR 2694), by U.S. Representative Edolphus Towns (D-NY-Brooklyn).

*HR 2694, The Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act, also known as The Right to Repair Act, requires a manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold or introduced into commerce in the United States to disclose to the vehicle owner or to a repair facility of the motor vehicle owner's choosing, the information necessary to diagnose, service, or repair the vehicle. Information included will cover safety alerts, recalls, service bulletins and the need for adjustments to maintain energy efficiency, among other information.

It sets forth protections for trade secrets.

It instructs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that it may utilize all authority conferred on it by the Federal Trade Commission Act. It allows that the FTC may prescribe rules to implement this Act. It prohibits the FTC from prescribing rules that interfere with the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding motor vehicle emissions control diagnostic systems.
States that the violation of section 3 of this Act constitutes an unfair method of competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of The Federal Trade Commission Act.

Legislative Activity

06/17/07: 6-13-07: *Introduced into the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, part of the full House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

View H.R. 2694