Method and computing system for guiding repair of a vehicle

Abstract

A method for guiding repair of a vehicle. The method comprises receiving, by an interface module, diagnostic trouble codes generated by the vehicle. Each diagnostic trouble code is associated with at least one fault occurrence of the vehicle having at least one possible cause. The method further comprises extracting, by a processor, possible causes for a fault occurrence from the diagnostic trouble codes and identifying components of the vehicle that are associated with those causes, and determining, by the processor, common components between the diagnostic trouble codes based on an identification of the components of the vehicle that could be contributing to each fault occurrence. The common components are those that are identified as being associated with fault occurrences of two of more diagnostic trouble codes. The method additionally comprises ordering, by the processor, the possible causes based on the identified common components, and outputting, by an output module, a recommendation for a sequence of repairing the vehicle based on the ordered possible causes.

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