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NASTF
Figure 2: NASTF's Security Program: Today's business model for aftermarket service access to OEM vehicle security systems. A clean criminal record
and modest membership fee allows you to program keys just like the dealer or
local locksmith. LSID stands for Lock Smith Identification and NICB stands
for National Insurance Crime Bureau.

NASTF

OEM One Stop
The link for NASTF is not exactly easy to remember. So
to make things simpler, NASTF has developed an OEM ESI
redirect website that lists each OEM by their familiar logos.
Go to the OEM1STOP website (www.oem1stop.com) and click
on the vehicle manufacturer's logo to get right to the site you
need for electronic service information. When you click the
OEM logo, you'll have a simple choice of Mechanical, Collision or Hybrid. Collision is of course the obvious choice if
you are looking for information on replacing a body panel.
The hybrid category typically is limited to First Responder's
Guides. These free documents are sometimes helpful in determining where the high voltage safety service plug (disconnect) is located on a hybrid electric or electric vehicle. What
most techs should select is Mechanical to be linked straight to
that OEM's service information home page. At this point, things
are pretty much the same as the OEM sites presented by OEM1STOP's parent website, NASTF. I occasionally visit NASTF to
see what's new but regularly visit OEM1STOP.com to make
quick and simple selections to OEM ESI websites. I highly recommend making this website a favorite on your work PC.
Each OEM presents their ESI home page with information on subscription pricing for service information (i.e.
shop manual, wiring diagram, vehicle specifications) as
well as J2534 computer reprogramming requirements and
subscription costs. Toyota even has a category in their ESI
section called NCF (New Car Features). As you select the
vehicle model you are doing your research on, you'll find
that besides wiring diagram, TSBs and the service manual,
there are training documents for New Car Features containing
valuable information you just won't see anywhere else, either in the aftermarket or in the Toyota OEM service manual
itself. It's like opening up a Toyota factory training manual
on-line. Kia and Hyundai do the same. Speaking of those
OEMs, since I'm a fan of free I've been impressed in the past
that Kia and Hyundai were free sites. The first of last year
however we watched Kia go to a modest fee schedule for
ESI with Hyundai joining in, converting over to a paid site
late in 2014.
Also regarding free, a special note must be made about
Ford. By clicking on Ford, Lincoln or Mercury and then Mechanical, you'll be led to www.motorcraftservice.com.

Figure 1: NASTF's OEM matrix is an easy to use, alphabetically arranged, live link chart that will put you in touch with most OEM ESI
websites with a simple mouse click.

NASTF Vehicle Security Information
If your shop has been in the frustrating position
of trying to sort out immobilizer key and key fob
programming for VTD (Vehicle Theft Deterrent)
equipped vehicles, technical info is provided by
NASTF to help you. In many cases, locksmiths and
mobile techs have the upper hand with practicality solely based on their specialization in this area.
However, the mobile tech and / or locksmith solution may not be practical depending on your location and situation. You can access the same information and utilize the same equipment required to
program your customers' immobilizer keys and key
fobs. Quoting directly from NASTF's website section on vehicle security:

"The NASTF Vehicle Security Professional (VSP)
Registry is a service created from the NASTF Secure
Data Release Model (SDRM), a project of the NASTF
Vehicle Security Committee. SDRM is a data exchange
system (see graphic) conceived and designed cooperatively by automakers, independent repair, insurance and
law enforcement communities; it allows the aftermarket to access security sensitive information related to
automobiles, i.e. key codes, PIN numbers, immobilizer
reset information, and similar types of information. The
NASTF VSP Registry program allows access to security-related information while protecting the safety and
security of consumers and the integrity of automobile
security systems."

March 2015

MACS Service Reports

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