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Both popular collision industry devices’ manufacturers subscribe to the HDS software. Therefore, the asTech, which patches the car to a Honda scan tool remotely, or a device like the AirPro, which can run the Honda HDS, should be fine, according to Kaboos. The requirement doesn’t mean a ProFirst collision repairer (or unaffiliated shop) must buy the Honda dealership DST-i device, Honda collision assistant manager Scott Kaboos confirmed. Though Honda can’t control non-ProFirst shops, the requirement arguably sets the standard of repair for the entire industry by opening up anyone failing to follow what the OEM states should be done to accusations of negligence or incompetence. He observed that the 2018 Honda fleet was so complex, “I don’t know how you can fix it without it now.” “We’re a little concerned” about shop scan-tool capabilities, Honda collision marketing group manager Leigh Guarnieri said Wednesday. Honda’s final 2017 ProFirst equipment requirements state as much. However, OEM position statements recommending i-HDS in 20 imply the same thing to shops.
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The promotion suggests that the rule is upcoming, but the requirement for an shop to have a tool equipped with Honda Diagnostic System software or sublet the work to someone appears to have kicked in late last year. The document was sent to ProFirst shops Tuesday and shared with Repairer Driven News. “It is the opinion of American Honda that this is the only way to ensure all computer systems of our vehicles are properly diagnosed and repaired,” states a promotional flyer referencing the mandate in conjunction with a scan tool sale. Honda wants ProFirst shops to use its i-HDS software to perform pre- and post-repair scans of customer vehicles.