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Veterans Can Get Up to $1,500 for Car A/C Repairs Under California Program

July 30, 2026
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California’s ‘Cool Air Rebate Salute’ program covers A/C repair costs for eligible veterans, active duty and families of service members.

Veterans and active-duty service members trying to keep cool while driving in the California heat can find relief under the state’s expanded “Cool Air Rebate Salute” program. Those who couldn’t afford the repair bill to fix a broken air conditioning system in their car are applying to the program, and if eligible, are seeing 95% of the cost covered, up to $1,500. That’s up from 90% coverage available to all eligible Californians for the past two years.

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*Terms and conditions apply. Must be an eligible customer and a participating repair shop.  Applies only to qualifying repairs. Repair reimbursement: The Cool Air Rebate Program will pay participating repair shop 90% of the cost of qualifying repairs up to a maximum of $1,500 per vehicle ($1,666.70 repair cost).  Program does not pay any portion of repair costs exceeding $1,666.70. If the diagnosis results in qualifying repairs and the consumer accepts the repairs, the program pays participating repair shop 100% of the diagnostic fee.  If the diagnosis results in non-qualifying repairs or the consumer declines the repairs, program pays participating repair shop 90% of the diagnostic fee.

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