NHTSA tells automakers not to comply with Massachusetts vehicle right to repair law
The federal traffic safety agency sent a letter telling automakers not to comply with a Massachusetts state law, saying it conflicts with federal auto safety regulations.
After years of equivocal statements, The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Commission inserted itself into an ongoing legal challenge to a vehicle repair law in Massachusetts, with a surprise statement to automakers that the state law conflicted with a Federal vehicle Safety Act and instructing them not to comply with the law.
