Patent ID: 8738216

Claim:
A method for repairing a vehicle, the vehicle comprising at least two modular functional clusters, each of the at least two modular functional clusters releasably connected to the vehicle and independently detachable from the vehicle, each of the at least two modular functional clusters comprising at least one component, wherein upon failure of at least one component, a modular functional cluster containing the failed component can be detached from the vehicle for servicing and a replacement modular functional cluster subsequently releasably connected to the vehicle, the method comprising: a. providing the vehicle with a diagnostic module configured to communicate with the at least two modular functional clusters before the failure of the failed component, and engaging the diagnostic module to detect the failure of the failed component; b. detecting failure of the at least one failed component with use of a microprocessor; c. providing the vehicle with a diagnostic display in communication with the diagnostic module, sending a signal from the diagnostic module to the diagnostic display that the failure has occurred, and displaying through the diagnostic display a notification of the failure detected by the diagnostic module; d. detaching the modular functional cluster containing the failed component from the vehicle by disconnecting a wiring harness; and e. attaching a replacement modular functional cluster to the vehicle by connecting the wiring harness.