American Honda Motor Co, Inc.is once again asking for assistance from collision repair and mechanical repair facilities to help identify vehicles subject to the Takata airbag recalls that are affecting the industry. Last year, the company called on the collision repair industry to check the VIN of vehicles in for repair to determine if Honda or […]
Honda Issues Collision Repair Position Statement Requiring Pre and Post Diagnostic Scans
Says all vehicles involved in a collision must have scans during the estimating process and following a collision repairs. American Honda Motor Co. Inc., has issued a position statement outlining requirements for both pre and post repair diagnostic scans of its vehicles for diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) since many do not illuminate any dashboard indicators. […]
American Honda Launches Consumer Collision Repair Video
American Honda Motor Co, Inc. launched of a new consumer-oriented video entitled, ProFirst – Quality Collision Repair. The video can be seen at American Honda’s consumer web site, and is embedded below. The video compares a collision between two Acura MDX vehicles, one a standard production vehicle and the other, an identical vehicle that was […]
Interview: Gary Ledoux, American Honda
American Honda launched its ProFirst certification program for collision repair facilities last year. In our exclusive video interview, CollisionWeek sat down with Ledoux who provided an update on the program. Last spring, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced the launch of its ProFirst Certified Body Shop program in the U.S. In our video below, Gary […]
I-CAR Launches Two Online Courses on Honda and Acura Vehicles
The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) announced that it will launch two new courses in the second quarter of 2016 covering Honda & Acura A/C Collision Repair and Acura NSX Damage Analysis. The new online courses are part of I-CAR’s continued collaboration with American Honda Motor Company, Inc. Honda & Acura A/C Collision […]
American Honda Joins ASA as Corporate Member
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has announced American Honda is its latest corporate member. Corporate membership provides an opportunity for companies to expand their relationships with ASA and its leaders in the collision and mechanical repair segment of the industry. Gary Ledoux, assistant national manager for American Honda, said about its new membership in ASA, […]
Guild 21 Conference Call Thursday Features American Honda
The next Guild 21 conference call takes place Thursday, December 10 at 11:00 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST) and will feature Chris Tobie and Gary Ledoux from American Honda Motor Corp. Tobie and Ledoux will provide a technical update on collision repair for Honda and Acura vehicles including information on locations of Ultra-High Strength Steel, […]
Honda Asks for Independent Repairer’s Help Identifying Vehicles with Airbag Recalls
American Honda Motor Co, Inc. is reaching out to independent mechanical repair and collision repair shops to help identify vehicles with faulty airbags subject to recall and communicate with customers. If an independent repair facility identifies a vehicle that may need to have a recalled airbag igniter replaced, American Honda is asking repairers to let […]
Honda Cautions that New Driver Assist/Safety Systems Require OE Parts Replacement
Honda is cautioning collision repairers that while driver assist systems and other safety systems on many late model Honda and Acura automobiles offer heightened safety and convenience for the vehicle driver and passengers, their performance many be comprised if original equipment (OE) parts are not used during the repair process. According to a Honda parts […]