Virginia legislation regulating recalibration practices for
advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) took effect July 1.
Delegate Karen Carnegie (D) introduced Virginia HB 312 on Jan. 14. As introduced, the bill followed the language of the National Council of Insurance Legislators’ (NCOIL) model “Motor Vehicle Glass Act.” Aside from ADAS regulations, it would have required auto glass repair and replacement providers to obtain claim numbers from their customers before officially accepting jobs and included several provisions intended to curb fraud.
Thanks in part to advocacy from industry groups and Virginia auto
glass companies, the bill was reduced to the ADAS regulations alone.
Auto glass companies are now required to inform customers:
· If their vehicles have ADAS systems and whether those
systems require recalibration after a windshield replacement;
· Whether the shop intends to perform a recalibration; and
· If the shop cannot or does not perform the
recalibration, the vehicle must be recalibrated elsewhere.
After recalibration, Virginia auto glass companies will have to
inform customers in writing whether the recalibration was successful
and, if not, that the vehicle must be recalibrated elsewhere.
