Vehicle manufacturers have always preferred that vehicle owners have new vehicles serviced at the Dealership. In fact, significant efforts were required in an attempt to stop Dealerships from misinforming vehicles owners that non-dealership services would violate their vehicle warranty.

Recently, new tactics such as design copyrights, OE part encoding, data access restrictions, and cyber-security concerns are being employed by the vehicle manufacturers to deter vehicle owners from utilizing the aftermarket for vehicle services, and to impede the aftermarket’s ability to provide equivalent services.