Approved Body Repair Centres

The definition of “Approved Body Repair Centre” or “ABRC” means a business enterprise that performs Structural Repairs and Non-Structural Repairs to Motor Vehicles. For the purposes of this site, an Approved Body Repairer means a Motor-Body Repairer that is appointed by Daimler Truck Southern Africa Ltd.
Daimler Truck Southern Africa Ltd utilizes a two Tier accreditation system, namely Tier 1, that comprises of accreditation to carry out all Structural and Non-Structural repairs to commercial motor vehicles. Tier 2 comprises of accreditation to carry out only Non-structural Repairs to commercial vehicles. “Non-Structural Repairs” means work undertaken to restore the damaged interior and exterior parts of a motor vehicle, that do not have an intrinsic bearing on mechanical functioning of the Motor vehicle, including plastics, aluminum, and steel plates.

For those commercial vehicle panel-shops that are interested in being accredited as a DTSA Approved Body Repair shop, please click on the below button to Complete and Submit the electronic Verification Application Form to kick-off the accreditation process.

Accreditation Criteria