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Dorman and Diesel Laptops Announce Diesel Decoder(TM), Innovative Device That Turns Smartphones Into Heavy Duty Diagnostic Tools
Highlights:New all-in-one device plugs into the diagnostic port of North American heavy duty truck makes and models and connects via free* smartphone
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[{"type":"text","content":"Highlights:New all-in-one device plugs into the diagnostic port of North American heavy duty truck makes and models and connects via free* smartphone app.Designed for truck owner-operators and smaller commercial fleets, delivering advanced capabilities at fraction of the cost of similar tools.COLMAR, PA / ACCESSWIRE / April 12, 2021 / Dorman Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:DORM) and Diesel Laptops, LLC are announcing the new Diesel Decoder™, a first-of-its-kind, smartphone-enabled device that delivers powerful heavy duty truck diagnostics for a fraction of the cost of other tools on the market today.Designed for North American commercial heavy duty truck makes, the Diesel Decoder is a scan tool device that plugs into the truck's diagnostics port and transmits detailed information to the user's smartphone, without the need for expensive code scanning hardware. The device works with the free* Diesel Decoder app available in the Apple App store and the Google Play Store and is designed to read true system diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs), including manufacturer-specific fault codes, as well as connect directly to the Diesel Laptops knowledge base to identify required repairs.\"We believe it's truly a game changer for our industry to have an affordable and powerful device like this that can read true fault codes, from virtually all electronic control modules, on virtually all North American heavy duty truck makes and models,\" said Tyler Robertson, CEO of Diesel Laptops. \"We believe this is the first mobile diagnostic tool that can get users from fault code to repair information in minutes, with virtually no extra fees involved.\"The Diesel Decoder's initial feature set includes:Scanning and detecting true diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs), including manufacturer-specific codes.Instantly accessing repair help from the Diesel Laptops® repair library. This includes fault code repair information, wiring diagrams, component locators, remove and replace instructions, and more.Detecting and storing comprehensive truck health reports.Providing driver productivity and trip reports, including fuel economy, hard braking events and more.Other heavy duty diagnostic tools with similar capabilities require proprietary hardware, can cost thousands of dollars and may be more complex to use and update. By using a smartphone app, the Diesel Decoder reduces the ...