Are TSBs free?

In compliance with Federal regulations, the carmaker agrees to fix these issues free of charge, regardless of warranty status. While these service alerts are issued to dealers by the car companies, a TSB repair is usually only covered if your vehicle is still under a factory warranty.

What is a TSB for a car?

If you ask an automaker’s service and parts representative why not, you’ll usually get the stock answer; “TSB’s are simply our instructions to dealership technicians for a specific repair process and do not represent any admission of liability.” What’s closer to the truth is that automakers are trying to control their …

Do you have to pay for TSB?

The main reason it’s important to see if any technical service bulletins have been addressed before buying a car is that you may have to pay for TSB repairs. That’s different from recalls, which are performed for free. Sometimes, however, TSB repairs are done free of charge.

Where can I find a Technical Service Bulletin?

A new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration database allows you to search your vehicle’s make, model, and year to find technical service bulletins, or TSBs, that are created by the manufacturer and shared with dealers about how to repair recurring problems. (Note that the link goes to the NHTSA recalls page.

Are there any free technical bulletins for cars?

Learn more. After a yearslong legal battle, federal auto safety regulators are providing consumers free access to information about potential problems with their vehicles. These are problems that dealers know about but that automakers haven’t routinely shared with the general public.

What are safety bulletins and what are they not?

Safety Bulletins are guidelines recommended by the Safety Committee. They are not binding laws or regulations. State, federal, and/or local regulations, where applicable, override these guidelines. Modifications in these guidelines should be made, as circumstances warrant, to ensure the safety of the cast and crew.

Who are the members of the safety bulletin Committee?

Safety Bulletins are researched, written, and distributed by the Industry-Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee for use by the motion picture and television industry. The Industry-Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee is composed of guild, union, and management representatives active in industry safety and health programs.