NASTF covers J2534, governance and more at AAPEX 2016

The Fall 2016 General Meeting for the National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) on Wednesday, November 2nd and the NASTF fall meeting of the board of directors on Thursday, November 3rd provided both insight and direction for the motor vehicle industry. Both events coincided with the 2016 AAPEX trade show at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas. The NASTF Fall 2016 General Meeting featured a technician’s primer on module programming, Take the Box Outta’ the Box, how to configure a J2534 interface device for laptop programming. Presentations were also made from NASTF committees, including Education, Vehicle Security, Equipment & Tool, Collision Repair Service Information and Communications. The entire event was webcast live and recorded for future viewing from the NASTF website, www.nastf.org.

Pictured (lef to right): Brian Herron, Kurt Immekus, Rusty Brown, Bob Stewart & Donny Seyfer discuss SAE J2534 pass-thru devices and how to encourage use by more technicians.

Take the Box Outta’ the Box provided insight and instruction on J2534 module programming featuring Brian Herron, President of Drew Technologies, Kurt Immekus, Service Publications Regulatory Specialist for VW Group America, Rusty Brown, Project Engineer for Toyota Motor Sales USA, and Bob Stewart, Manager of Aftermarket Service Support for General Motors. Donny Seyfer, co-owner of Seyfer Automotive in Wheat Ridge Colorado, moderated a lively Q & A to wrap up the 90-minute session, which was recorded, intentionally, to encourage technicians in the use of pass-thru module programming. That video for technicians is available on the NASTF YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/NASTFdotorg.

Additionally, the NASTF board of directors met on November 3, where board members gained insight from staff on the drivers of NASTF’s rapid growth in the past year and staff gained an appreciation for the board’s strategic priorities. A key directional element of this and every Fall meeting is discussion and adoption of the coming year’s budget.

NASTF was established in 2000 to identify, communicate and resolve gaps in the availability and accessibility of automotive service information, service training, diagnostic tools and equipment for the benefit of automotive service professionals and their customers.  NASTF was incorporated in 2006 as a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization. Additional details can be found at www.nastf.org.