LEESBURG, VA — The National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) has entered its second year as a formal organization. Although NASTF has existed through the efforts of many hard-working volunteers for many years, last summer marked the beginning of the newly formed 501(c)-6 organization.
In addition to continuing its five-plus year history of facilitating communication between independent repair facilities and Original Equipment Manufacturers upon identification of a gap in availability of information, NASTF is highlighting several accomplishments made during the past year: the group became a formal organization, a new website and logo were created and a Collision Repair Committee was formed. The group continues to work on the Secure Data Release Model (SDRM), which will give qualified and registered technicians and locksmiths a means of accessing key codes and other types of security data and service support systems.
“We’ve come a long way in the past year but there is still a lot to do,” said Mary Hutchinson, NASTF administrator. Pilot testing SDRM with live users is gearing up, and we are in the planning stages of the development of a brand new online module for submitting service information requests when information is missing.”
“The process of incorporating NASTF brought together many diverse parts of the automotive industry,” said Charlie Gorman, NASTF chairman. “We’ve secured the funding necessary to get the organization formalized and made significant progress on key issues. Our ongoing challenges include developing a permanent funding model and improving the reporting process for obtaining the necessary service information from the vehicle manufacturers. We also want to continue to expand the involvement of all automotive service organizations.”
For more information about NASTF, go to: www.nastf.org.
