CAPA publishes last decertification list

CAPA has published its last decertification list and has yet to provide details on whether there is an option for its customers to find a similar update on decertified parts. 

Last month, CAPA announced it was discounting its monthly downloadable certification reports, which Repairer Driven News has been reporting on and gathering data from for the past year. 

The reports, which averaged seven decertifications between January and August, have been void of any new decertifications since October, including the latest report released this month. 

CAPA did not answer an October request from RDN about the last time it experienced a month with decertifications. 

“The most efficient and up-to-date way to access information on the certification status of parts and individual part lots remains through the Part Search feature on the CAPA website,” CAPA reiterates in this month’s email. 

The Part Search feature seems to offer an option for shops to create a report of parts updated as “certified” or “decertified” from a specific date input by the user. 

However, RDN attempted to create a decertified report in November and again in December, going back to July, and the search didn’t identify any parts. 

The downloadable decertification reports that RDN has been gathering via subscription show at least 20 parts decertified since July, with nine in July, 11 in August, nine in September, and none in October, November, and December. 

CAPA has not responded to questions sent by RDN in November and this week, asking if the public can obtain a list of decertified parts. 

The company’s email does state that the parts search feature has “long provided users with real-time, accurate, and easily accessible data.” 

It highlights that the search option can verify the certification status parts and make certification details viewable for specific production lots within that part number. It does not provide directions for creating a report on recently decertified or certified parts. 

“Given the availability of this dynamic online resource, CAPA will discontinue the weekly and monthly update reports at the end of the year,” the email says. 

It says a weekly certified applications list will continue to be distributed. 

“CAPA will continue to share information regarding full part or part lot decertifications related to potential safety concerns through the Public Notices and Product Safety Alerts section of the CAPA website,” the email says. 

CAPA identified one part in 2025 and two parts in 2024 on the Public Notices and Product Safety Alerts section of its website, while its downloadable emailed decertification lists identified 57 parts as having been decertified since Jan. 1 of this year. 

The decertification lists note that they are intended for parts that no longer meet the CAPA standards to which they were originally certified, leading to the decertification status. 

Decertification may not warrant a safety recall, as governed by the Motor Vehicle Safety Act under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the report says. 

The email also added new information that says distributors holding decertified CAPA parts are entitled to a refund, replacement part, or credit from the applicable participant, as determined by the participant. 

Of the 57 parts decertified so far this year, Ton Yang has the most with 25. Y.C.C. follows with 10 parts decertified. Pro Fortune and TYC Brother follow, with each having four decertified parts.

RDN previously asked CAPA how many times a manufacturer can have a part decertified before they can no longer apply for certifications. CAPA didn’t answer the question directly.

“As the industry understands, no manufacturing process is flawless — even OEMs face challenges, as evidenced by weekly recall lists,” CAPA said in an email.” CAPA thoroughly investigates reported issues, addressing necessary corrections on a case-by-case basis.”

CAPA also announced the election of Teresa Candiloro, a State Farm claim consultant, to its board of directors last week. The release says she also previously served as an estimatics section manager for the insurer and is certified as a chartered property casualty underwriter. 

“CAPA is pleased to welcome Teresa to the Board,” said Gerry Poirier, CAPA chair, in the release. “Her perspective and claims expertise will be an asset in helping CAPA continue to meet industry needs across the ever-evolving collision repair landscape.”

The association added five new board members in October and two in August. 

The full list of CAPA’s Board members includes: 

• • Gerry Poirier, Vector Squared (Chair)
  • Troy Penry, GEICO (Vice Chair)
  • Mark Scafati, LKQ Corporation
  • Mike Dolabi, Parts Authority
  • Joseph Flowers, Farmers Insurance
  • Jim Gadberry, Nationwide
  • John Retton, Progressive Insurance
  • Brianne Jones, State Farm Mutual Insurance
  • Jeff Procaccini, Travelers
  • Patrick Burnett, USAA
  • Seth Ingall, Crash Champions
  • Jack Gillis, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
  • Kerry Tapio, Intertek
  • Mike Bundra, Allstate 
  • Brian Burbridge, Caliber Collision 
  • David Garner, Joe Hudson’s Collision Center
  • Tom Latronico, Liberty Mutual 
  • Kayla Williams-Clark, Classic Collision

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