Other Right to Diagnostic and Repair Information

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Not bicycles (yet) but they may well be included if this battle between manufacturers and owners goes the right way. We should have access to all mechanical and electrical service information for what we buy.

Report: John Deere, other tractor manufacturers still holding back repair information - Hagerty Media

Despite a promise to “make repair tools, software, and diagnostics available to the masses,” tractor companies like John Deere remain silent.

www.hagerty.com

 

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"Right to Repair" implemented in Europe requiring manufacturers to provide parts for 10 years. Similar bills are going through some US state legislatures.

 

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"Right to Repair" just got a boost today with an executive order and support from Steve Wozniak. The plan is to require manufacturers to provide parts and information to more than just their selected "authorized" repair facilities. We may yet be able to get schematics, diagnostics, and parts from Specialized!

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak: 'It's time to recognize the right to repair'

Woz is throwing his weight behind the "right to repair" movement.

www.cnn.com