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Jamie Irvine and Jennifer Irvine discuss the issue of shotgun repairs in vehicle maintenance and the challenges of accurate diagnostics in modern commercial vehicles.

Send us Fan Mail Episode 373: In this episode of The Heavy Duty Parts Report, Jamie Irvine and co-host Jennifer Irvine explore the problem of shotgun repairs—when technicians replace multiple parts based on assumptions rather than identifying the true root cause of a vehicle issue. They examine how modern commercial vehicles have become significantly more complex making accurate diagnostics more challenging and increasing the risk of unnecessary repairs, downtime, and lost revenue. &nbs...

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