Air Repair February 1999 3
What is the Repair Facility Performance Report?
If a vehicle has failed its emissions
test, the motorist needs to get it
repaired and retested. The first
issue of the Repair Facility Perfor-mance
Report (RFPR) featuring the
Repair Effectiveness Index (REI) is
a listing of repair facilities. Motorists
may take the vehicle to any repair
facility. This guide provides informa-tion
to help them choose one.
Since the enhanced testing
program is new, emissions repair
data is not yet available. The first
issue of the RFPR is a listing of the
Illinois EPA’s Voluntarily Recog-nized
Repair Facilities. Shops are
grouped by region, then by city in
random order. Listing of a shop in
this report does not constitute Illinois
EPA recommendation. Once
adequate repair data is collected—
six to twelve months after enhanced
testing begins—the RFPR will
include every repair facility in the
program area from which at least
five vehicles returned for a retest
with completed Repair Summary
and Repair Data sections from the
back of the vehicle inspection report
(VIR).
The information for each repair
facility includes its name, address,
and telephone number. See below.
Columns to the right give additional
information about the shop’s qualifi-cations
and effectiveness in repair-ing
vehicles that have failed their
emissions inspections.
What is a Repair Effectiveness
Index?
The repair effectiveness index
(REI) will be a ranking based on
emissions repair data provided by
each facility. Once repair data is
available, a number of items will be
taken into account when computing
the REI, including the number of
vehicles repaired that passed their
retest, the number of vehicles that
required multiple retests before
passing, the number of retests
performed and the number of
waivers issued.
The highest REI a facility can
receive is 100%. The REI is not a
straight percentage. It is weighted
for the most recent quarter so that a
facility showing improvement will
receive proper credit for its efforts.
What do all those columns mean?
Most of the columns are self-explanatory,
like the business name,
street, and phone number.
An “x” in the I/M 240 Trained
column means that the facility
employs at least one repair techni-cian
who has formal training in
repairing vehicles that have failed
an I/M 240 emissions test. I/M 240
training usually consists of two
comprehensive classes: fundamental
inspection repair system training and
advanced emissions diagnostic
training. Other selected types of
training that also qualify as I/M 240
training include:
Emissions control systems.
Diagnostic approach to
enhanced emissions repairs.
Ignition system operation.
Diagnosing emissions and
driveability problems.
Engine mechanical.
Diagnostic charts and
increasing repair effectiveness.
An “x” in the Voluntarily
Recognized column means that the
facility meets the Illinois Environ-mental
Protection Agency (EPA)
requirements for I/M 240 repair:
The facility is equipped to make
I/M 240 repairs and
The facility has at least one
repair technician with
Automotive Service Excellence
(ASE) A6 and A8 (or L1)
certification.
The remaining columns will indicate
how many vehicles the facility has
attempted to repair after an emis-sions-
related test failure and how
successful it has been according to
the REI ranking.
Note: The effectiveness of the
RFPR depends on you. Make sure
you complete and sign the vehicle
repair report on the back of the
Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR)
and then be sure to remind the
motorist to bring it with them to the
vehicle emissions test station for a
retest. Thanks!
Business Name Address Telephone I/M 240
Trained
Voluntarily
Recognized
Total #
Successful
Repairs
# Passed
1st Retest
Avg. $
Repairs REI
Algonquin
AAAA Repair 123 Main Street 123-456-7890 X X 110 110 $150 100%
Repair Facility Performance Report sample. (Actual report may look different.)
Repair Facility Performance Report
