A comprehensive vehicle damage assessment of necessary steps and procedures for repair created by the repair facility to determine cost of parts, labor and materials.
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A comprehensive vehicle damage assessment, once the vehicle is completely disassembled. The assessment will outline the necessary steps and procedures for repairs created by the repair facility to determine cost of parts, labor and materials.
A repair plan dives deeper into the specific procedures and steps necessary to fix the vehicle and should be based on the estimated provided.
A comprehensive vehicle damage assessment, after physical disassembly of all damage areas, of necessary steps and procedures for repair created by the repair facility to determine cost of parts, labor and materials.
Propose expanding this definition to outline the fact that the repair plan needs to cover the full scope of the repair including key aspects like the steps, information, parts, materials, and personnel needed to restore the vehicle back to it’s pre-damage condition.
Perhaps something like this working definition that we’re using at OEC today?
A detailed collection of documents and procedures outlining the steps and resources, including parts, materials and personnel, to restore a vehicle back to pre-damage operation and condition. The who/what/when/where/why of the repair should be established in the documentation utilizing resources such as position statements, schematics, and OEM repair procedures.
A comprehensive vehicle damage assessment of necessary steps needed following OEM repair procedures to repair the vehicle after complete disassembly and discovery. The repair facility is to determine cost of parts, labor and ALL materials required to return vehicle to pre-loss condition.
“The shop does not create the procedures. “THEY ARE TO FOLLOW THE REPAIR PROCEDURES CREATED BY THE OEM’S
A repair plan is an objective, transparent plan that accounts for the engineering problem of fixing a vehicle. The repair plan answers the questions like what needs to be done to this vehicle, is this vehicle repairable or is it a total loss, does my facility have the tools, training, and equipment to repair this vehicle, what does the vehicle manufacturer say when it comes to acceptable repairs to ensure this vehicle continues to protect its occupants and to look and function as intended by the manufacturer. A repair plan must include all the OEM repair procedure information for all of the work that is to be done on the vehicle. A repair plan solves the engineering problem with transparency of what is needed to put the vehicle back to pre-accident condition. If we don’t state that OEM repair procedures are required in this definition, then I think it misses the whole point. Transparency is the whole point. Neither the repairer nor the insurer engineered this vehicle so neither of them are qualified to say what does and does not need to be done to fix it. The OEM needs to be the source of truth.
An estimate tells the story of the economics of fixing a vehicle. It is not an engineering document to show what can and cannot be done.
A detailed vehicle damage assessment created by a collision repair professional after reviewing OEM repair procedures, performing safety system scans, structural measurements and removal of all damaged parts. A repair plan is a complete itemization of all procedures required to return a vehicle to pre-accident condition listing all parts, labor and material costs.
A comprehensive vehicle damage assessment of necessary steps and procedures for repair created by the repair facility using OEM procedures to determine cost of parts, labor and materials.