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We’re fighting for your Right to Repair, and we want you to be a part of it. If you want to know how you can help, look no further than the calls to action below.

Consumer Rights

Warranty Void Stickers Are Illegal in the US. What about Elsewhere?

If you’ve ever opened up a gadget, maybe you’ve seen the stickers that say “Warranty Void if Removed.” For anyone in the US, no need to put down your screwdriver—those…

April 28, 2023

by Noah Aragon - iFixit

Right to Repair

Colorado Approves First-Ever Agricultural Right to Repair Bill

Farmers have always been a fix-it-yourself kind of people. But when it comes to repairing their tractors and other agricultural equipment, they’ve been locked out of many kinds of repairs…

April 11, 2023

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Roundups

Appliance Repair Pros Struggle to Find LG and Samsung Documentation

An investigation of 50 appliance makers found that just 7 made service manuals for their products readily available. The report comes as the FTC weighs requiring OEMs to disclose repair…

February 8, 2023

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Consumer Rights

Most Appliance Manufacturers Won’t Give the Public Repair Information, PIRG and iFixit Find

If you’ve ever tried to fix a washing machine, dishwasher, or other appliance in your home and struggled to find a service manual, you’re not alone. We recently surveyed the…

January 31, 2023

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

How Parts Pairing Kills Independent Repair

The biggest threat to repair is no longer hostile hardware. Today, many independent repair shop owners are most worried about the trend in electronics manufacturing known as “parts pairing.” This…

January 17, 2023

by Lauren Greenlee - iFixit

Roundups

Parts Pairing Powers Planned Obsolescence, French Complaint Argues

Every week there are too many developments in the world of repair for any mere mortal to keep track of. Fortunately, Jack Monahan and Paul Roberts, authors of the Fight to…

January 14, 2023

by Jack Monahan - iFixit

Legislation

New York’s Right to Repair Bill: What Manufacturers and Consumers Need to Know

It’s been almost 50 years since the consumer protections afforded by the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, and 20 years since the founding of iFixit. We’ve been foretelling the Right to Repair…

January 12, 2023

by Sam Goldheart - iFixit

Activism

New York Passes Historic Right to Repair Bill

The world’s first comprehensive right to repair bill has finally been signed into law by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, over six months after it passed the legislature nearly unanimously.…

December 29, 2022

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Roundups

Repair Is the Least of Auto Makers’ Security Worries

A long-running tale of cybersecurity flaws in connected vehicles got a new chapter this week, after a security researcher revealed a serious security flaw in telematics software made by SiriusXM…

December 8, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Teardowns

Repairing a Fridge Costs More Than a Fridge

In October, the US Federal Trade Commission announced a new set of rules that would require appliances to ship with repair instructions. The repair community applauded the move—access to manuals…

November 23, 2022

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit