Maine Public Law chapter 660, signed April 13, 2026 and effective under the Legislature's July 29, 2026 general effective date, materially amended 29-A M.R.S. §1810. The law replaces the prior independent-entity framework with a 12-member Motor Vehicle Right to Repair Commission, defines owner-authorized independent repair facilities, clarifies diagnostic and repair-information access for model year 2002 and later vehicles, revises enforcement, and sets September 1, 2027 as the manufacturer deadline for standardized owner-authorization access platforms on covered telematics-equipped vehicles.
Maine independent repair facilities should review the updated diagnostic-data and repair-information access rights, document manufacturer access problems, and watch implementation of the new Commission and the September 1, 2027 owner-authorization platform deadline.
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