This week, President Donald Trump signed a "Freedom to Fix" memo, reviving debates over how easy it should be for Americans to fix their cars.
The memo, signed on Monday, asks the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clarify "what actions individuals may take on their own vehicles to conduct emission repairs" consistent with the Clean Air Act (CAA). The memo also seeks to lower repair costs by reducing reliance on the California Air Resources Board, the sole certifier of CAA-approved aftermarket parts. Finally, it states that the EPA "shall consider deprioritizing civil tampering enforcement actions against anyone who, in good faith, attempts to fix his or her own vehicle to its original configuration."
