The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA)’s Decertified Part Reports for March and April lists nine parts for decertification. 

Between the two reports, one standard metal and eight standard plastic parts have been decertified. Four of the parts were manufactured by Tong Yang, two by Y.C.C., one by AP-Procom, one by Pro Fortune, and one by Gordan. 

Tong Yang, AP, Y.C.C., and Pro Fortune also had parts decertified in the February report. 

Repairer Driven News asked information providers Audatex, CCC, and Mitchell if they update their systems when aftermarket parts are decertified or recalled. 

“The CAPA certification status comes directly from the part supplier’s system,” said Laura Weber, CCC public relations manager, in an email. “CCC does not have to update this information — we display what is provided to us by the supplier, and we do not alter or edit the data.”

Weber said that it is up to the part supplier to update their system as the status comes directly from them. 

Mitchell had a similar response. 

“The aftermarket parts data surfaced in Mitchell solutions comes from third-party parts vendors,” said Katie Pierini, a public relations representative for the company. “Since it’s not authored by Mitchell, we do not alter the data we receive from these vendors.”

Audatex did not respond to the emailed question. 

An email was sent to LKQ asking what the company does when a CAPA part is decertified. The company did not respond. 

Tong Yang also didn’t respond to a request asking how it responds to a decertification. 

Progressive, GEICO, and Allstate did not respond to emails asking the same question. 

“State Farm has nothing to share with Repairer Driven News” was the response provided by State Farm. 

When previously asked how the industry should use the part reports, if information providers receive the list and, in return, update their inventory and database, CAPA responded that it does not have insight into how recipients use the reports.

RDN also previously asked CAPA how many decertifications are allowed to occur before a manufacturer can no longer apply for certifications. CAPA didn’t answer the question directly.

“As the industry understands, no manufacturing process is flawless — even OEMs face challenges, as evidenced by weekly recall lists,” CAPA said in an email.” CAPA thoroughly investigates reported issues, addressing necessary corrections on a case-by-case basis.”

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 CAPA’s booth at NACE 2016 is shown. (John Huetter/Repairer Driven News)