Small Business Technical Assistance Program (SBTAP)

• We coordinate technician training, provide testing and repair information to technicians and work to solve vehicle repair issues.
• The program aims to improve emissions-related repairs, thus achieving better air quality.
• The program is guided by industry experts who serve on a Diagnostic and Repair Advisory Committee.
• The committee includes representatives of the automotive service and repair industry, tool and equipment manufacturers and automotive training providers.

Registered repair facilities

• We maintain a network of registered repair facilities in metro Denver. Registered repair facilities receive:
  • A sign and banner advertising their registered status.
  • A monthly repair effectiveness report card.
  • A quarterly repair newsletter.
  • Specific-vehicle repair-related information that targets "hard-to fix" vehicles.
  • Priority access to their own repair-related Air Care website.
• Registered repair facilities are listed in “The Emissions Repair Guide,” a publication given to drivers whose vehicles fail an emissions test in metro Denver.
  • The guide ranks facilities in order of their Repair Effectiveness Index.
  • You can use the guide to select repair facilities that have a proven record of repairing emissions-related failures.

Consumer Assistance for Repairs and Service (CARS) Program

• Helps reduce emissions from vehicles that fail emissions tests.
• Provides you and repair facilities with current, accurate information on the emissions repair process.
• Investigates consumer issues and problems within the inspection and repair process.
• Develops solutions to inspection and repair problems.

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