The Collision Repair Association of California (CRA) issponsoring legislation that will penalize insurers for havingrepair shops use aftermarket parts on vehicles that are under afactory warranty.

SB 1059 has been introduced by California State Senator CaroleMigden (D) in an attempt to protect interested parties in the eventthat installed aftermarket parts cause a factory warranty to bevoid.

Through this legislation, the CRA seeks to show that insurerswant to control auto repair work through contracts between thevehicle owner and the repairer in order to remove responsibilityfrom the insurer.

“Requiring an automotive repair dealer to install an aftermarketpart in a vehicle that is under factory warranty,” is the keyprovision in this bill.

CRA lobbyist Richard Steffen commented in a release by the CRA,“An insurer may ask that an aftermarket part be used, and that partmay be installed if the repairer and the consumer consent. But inthose cases where the repairer believes that “factory is best,” theinsurer would not be able to override this decision if SB 1059 werelaw.”

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