OEM parts availability seems to be decreasing (vs. vehicle age) somewhat. Given how tightly a lot of the OEMs are integrated with the 2'nd tier and lower suppliers, when a OEM decides to drop a part, sometimes it is effectively gone from the market. Period.
Obviously a PITA for those of us who want/need to drive older vehicles.
After a bit of searching, all I came up with on US govt regs was a reference to emission warranties, at around 8 years.
united states - Are Auto Manufacturers required under US Federal Law to provide parts for a set period of time? - Skeptics Stack Exchange
Is anyone aware of current US govt regulations that stipulate a minimum period that an Auto manufacturer HAS TO supply parts for sale ? Emission related or otherwise.
I personally know of 2 recent examples of an 8 and 10 year old vehicle where the shift cable (automatic trani) is not available at all. Don't want to name the brand at this point (flamewar fuel), as I'm hoping for traction on the legislation end first....
But... if anybody wants to post the details of recent personal encounters with this issue.... no complaints about thread topic will be heard from me....
Rgds, D.
Obviously a PITA for those of us who want/need to drive older vehicles.
After a bit of searching, all I came up with on US govt regs was a reference to emission warranties, at around 8 years.
united states - Are Auto Manufacturers required under US Federal Law to provide parts for a set period of time? - Skeptics Stack Exchange
Is anyone aware of current US govt regulations that stipulate a minimum period that an Auto manufacturer HAS TO supply parts for sale ? Emission related or otherwise.
I personally know of 2 recent examples of an 8 and 10 year old vehicle where the shift cable (automatic trani) is not available at all. Don't want to name the brand at this point (flamewar fuel), as I'm hoping for traction on the legislation end first....
But... if anybody wants to post the details of recent personal encounters with this issue.... no complaints about thread topic will be heard from me....
Rgds, D.