WHEREAS, law enforcement agencies purchase approximately 200,000 patrol vehicles each model year from dealerships representing the automobile industry; and

WHEREAS, the law enforcement patrol vehicle incurs high mileage under extreme use or conditions; and

WHEREAS, the law enforcement fleet will discover potential vehicle problems or failures before the public market; and

WHEREAS, the service and repair of police vehicles past warranty generally fall to law enforcement administrators who have oversight of a local or statewide fleet; and

WHEREAS, the sharing of service and repair information would improve the performance and safety of the law enforcement fleet; and

WHEREAS, a recognized exchange of service information between law enforcement fleet administrators and service technicians of the vehicle manufacturer will better serve law enforcement, the motoring public and the automobile industry; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED that law enforcement through the IACP seeks to partner and exchange information with the automobile industry on issues of service and repair of police vehicles; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that law enforcement through the IACP shall strive to obtain all pertinent information on known or potential problems that are discovered by law enforcement agencies or the manufacturers.