Close
|
|
|
|
Color sells! The vehicle color may provoke emotions or convey the personality of the owner. Vehicle makers utilize color to target specific demographics, follow trends, increase safety, and many other reasons.
As part of the I-CAR Repairability Technical Support (RTS) OEM linking pin activity, we are helping to connect the collision repair industry to the vehicle makers. We’ve had technical inquiries about passenger compartment reinforcement sectioning on Ford/Lincoln vehicles.
Acura released a Repair News bulletin for the 2022 Acura MDX. This document provides relevant repair information at a glance for this redesigned vehicle.
The Polestar advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) position statement can now be accessed directly from the I-CAR RTS Portal. Let’s take a look at what this position statement includes.
The spring edition of General Motors (GM) Repair Insights magazine is now available.
When researching procedures for disabling a high-voltage (HV) vehicle, you may notice that many of the procedures require the use of specific tools. Some of them are OEM-specific tools or scan tools. Often identifying and locating where to purchase these specific tools can be difficult.
The steering system is considered one of the most important and necessary systems on a vehicle. After all, without steering, the driver couldn’t control the vehicle. This makes it important to know what the OEM recommends when it comes to this system. Let’s take a look at what Rivian has to say.
Aluminum is more common than ever on today’s vehicles. What can you do when an aluminum dent has stretched during the repair process?
When repairing Tesla vehicles, it is important to read repair guidelines in the body repair manual, especially when it comes to repairing parts or panels that impact sensors are mounted to. Let’s see what Tesla has to say.
What is the MPa of the front lower rail? What is the outer uniside made of: steel, aluminum, or composite? Can heat be used to straighten or is it cold straightening only? What are the repair limitations? These are just some of the questions that the RTS team fields on a daily basis.
As part of the I-CAR Repairability Technical Support (RTS) OEM linking pin activity, we are helping to connect the collision repair industry to the vehicle makers. We’ve had a technical inquiry that asked for clarification of "surrounding parts" in a statement related to the calibration of Genesis advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) components.
Did you know that Honda has a Job Aid about supplement restraints system (SRS) troubleshooting and repair information?
I-CAR had a discussion on the consideration of part removal at factory seams.
Sometimes seeing is understanding, that’s why I-CAR's technical team created the Just in Time video series to guide you through a variety of collision repair topics from ADAS and EVs to repair tips and tricks. These videos enable you to, in less than 5 minutes, learn something new. Let’s check out what the team has added for steering knuckle damage inspection and inner tie rod damage.
Repairer Driven News (RDN) released an article featuring an updated Rivian procedure.
