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Congress Plans Hearing to Improve
Access to Recall Data and Other
Important Recall Updates
The U.S. House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee
scheduled a hearing for Friday,
September 25, 2015 to review a
draft bill entitled
"Improving Recall
Tracking Act".
This legislation
would establish state mandates
for sharing VIN numbers and ex-
pand the current
www.safercar.gov VIN-based recall database to in-
clude a provision "...to permit the
searching and processing for
multiple vehicle identification
numbers in a single search re-
quest".
The Senate-passed auto safety
legislation also has a provision
addressing the multiple VIN access issue and propos-
es a 2-year study. ARA continues to press lawmakers
and others that the database needs to include access
to bulk Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN), original
Equipment (OE) part numbers (unique part numbers if
available) and component descriptions so that those
OE parts which have been harvested from donor vehi-
cles that are subject to a safety recall can be identified.
In other auto recall news, the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced
that it will hold a public hearing on the Takata airbag
recall in October on "...prioritizing, organizing, and
phasing the multiple recalls to remedy defective Takata
airbag inflators...". The agency will provide an update
and present possible strategies on the recall process
involving nearly 20 million vehicles from 11 different
automakers. NHTSA has discussed being in the un-
precedented position of directing the Takata recall with
respect to the prioritization of replacement parts.
ARA maintains that part suppliers, manufacturers, gov-
ernment regulators, consumers groups and others
must all work together to develop a system under
which recalled parts are correctly identified, tracked
and remedied or retired from service. ARA will contin-
ue to call on all stakeholders to pool collective re-
sources to promote consumer safety while supporting
a vibrant and quality parts market.
New Chip Technology Mandates Need
for New Credit Card Terminal
New credit card security policies will mean you need
to be compliant with an EMV chip reading terminal.
The acronym EMV stands for European Master Visa.
This is a standard practiced in Europe for some time
which helps stem credit card fraud. Here in the US,
we are just now starting to replace the magnetic strip
you see on the back of your credit
card. These magnetic strips are easy
to manipulate, copy and duplicate
which can lead to fraud. These chips
are not easy to manipulate and far
less susceptible to fraud. If, by Octo-
ber 2015, you do not have a chip
card reader YOU, not the bank, will
pay for fraudulent cards accepted; previously, the bank
absorbed that cost.
That being said, there are some options other than
spending five hundred dollars for the new machines
which many companies are charging. Now is the time
to review your overall credit card practices. ARA's rec-
ommended processor, TSYS Merchant Solutions, can
help. Call Paul Niss toll free at (888) 356-0001 to dis-
cuss your options.
ARA Updates
Industry news from the national association
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