W ES T E DI T I ON AK / CA / HI / ID / MT / NV / OR / WA / WY April 2026 CIC Panel Warns of Widespread Welding REGIONAL NEWS Quality Issues in Collision Repair Industry Recommended Vs. Required: Attorney By John Yoswick to see the welding being done by...
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W ES T E DI T I ON AK / CA / HI / ID / MT / NV / OR / WA / WY April 2026 CIC Panel Warns of Widespread Welding REGIONAL NEWS Quality Issues in Collision Repair Industry Recommended Vs. Required: Attorney By John Yoswick to see the welding being done by technicians in a variety of shops. Warns Both Can Shape Shop Liability Jason Patterson raised some He said some of the poor quality By John Yoswick eyebrows at an industry meeting welding done in the industry comes earlier this year when he offered his down to something pretty basic: the If an automaker cites a procedure assessment of welding work being technician’s vision. as “recommended,” and a collision done in the industry. “Many of us in the industry who repair shop doesn’t do it, does that “In my opinion, probably 2 percent are working on cars are getting a little heighten the shop’s liability if that of the cars on the road that were bit older,” Patterson said. “There’s a vehicle is in a subsequent accident? repaired and welded a
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