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 "title": "Can Repair History Follow a Product to Its Next Owner?",
 "description": "Repair history can already follow a product to its next owner inside governed ecosystems such as Apple and Ford.",
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 "direct_answer": "Yes, repair or service history can already follow a product to its next owner inside some governed ecosystems. Apple provides a consumer-electronics example and Ford provides a mature vehicle example.",
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   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2018/858, Article 61: EU automotive precedent for independent-repairer access/write to central manufacturer records where those records are kept.",
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   "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-gb/102658",
   "name": "Apple Support UK, iPhone Parts and Service History: production consumer-electronics evidence that repair/parts history can remain visible to a new owner on supported devices."
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   "url": "https://www.ford.co.uk/support/how-tos/ford-services/parts-and-service/how-do-i-find-the-service-history-for-my-vehicle",
   "name": "Ford UK, How do I find my vehicle service history?: VIN-linked history across used-vehicle ownership, with owner-access and completeness limits."
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  {
   "url": "https://www.ford.co.uk/support/how-tos/ford-services/parts-and-service/what-is-a-digital-service-record",
   "name": "Ford UK, What is a Digital Service Record?: subsequent-owner access and controlled independent-repairer contributions."
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  {
   "url": "https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/digital-product-passport/repairers-and-recyclers_en",
   "name": "European Commission, DPP information for repairers and recyclers: future-direction context for role-relevant product lifecycle information, not proof of a universal service-history mandate."
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