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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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