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Mitchell data shows calibration line items surging. Rhode Island Senate approves 85% threshold bill. What it means for your estimate flow.
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Field Notes, Calibration volume inflection point
Friday, June 5 · #23
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Mitchell just published 2025 calibration data, and the number is impossible to ignore. At the same time, Rhode Island is tightening total loss rules. Both shift how shops need to price and plan.

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1. Calibration estimates jumped 31.4% year-over-year in 2025

Mitchell's Enlyte Envision Trends report shows the percentage of estimates containing a calibration line grew 31.4% in 2025 versus 2024. This is not a one-market phenomenon. It's a national dataset signal. If your shop isn't seeing that curve yet, you're behind. The OEM mandate wave is real.

Source: Field Notes →

DM me 'audit' on LinkedIn. I'll review your last 3 denied calibrations and write the OEM-cited justification that flips them. Free. No pitch.

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📬 Hit reply. Reply: has your calibration line count actually climbed this year, or are you still fighting to get them on estimates at all?

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One forward could save them three hours of denial fights this month.

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Published by Absolute ADAS. Mark Fowler, owner. Mobile ADAS calibration in Western Washington. 50,000+ calibrations on the floor.

👀 Tomorrow: we're breaking down which vehicle segments are driving that 31.4% calibration spike and what it means for your labor mix.
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