The Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) has issued the 2025 edition of its Lifting Points Guide, Vehicle Lifting Points for Frame Engaging Lifts.

The guide includes OEM-recommended lifting points for thousands of vehicles. It gives technicians information to safely raise a light-duty vehicle using a two-post or other frame-engaging lift.

The guide may be ordered as a digital product or bundled with a print version. Both the print and digital versions carry the identical content covering model year 2000 to 2025 cars, SUVs, vans, light-duty trucks and EVs sold in the U.S. and Canada.

“The guide is very handy for technicians and home mechanics because most lifting points aren’t marked on the vehicle and they may change from model year to model year as the OEMs redesign vehicles or components,” says R.W. “Bob” O’Gorman, ALI president. “That’s why it’s important to look them up. And that’s where ALI’s Lifting Point Guide comes in.”

The ALI-sponsored Lifting Points Guide is updated annually to reflect the latest vehicle specs with lifting points showcased in more than 250 undercarriage images. Each purchase provides online access on up to three devices, with no third-party software required.

Customers can start using the digital version as soon as it is purchased. They can customize the view with magnification, choice of light or dark mode or go full screen. It’s possible to quickly find a vehicle with the keyword search function and highlight or note as needed.

The industry safety standard for lift operation, inspection and maintenance, ANSI/ALI ALOIM (current edition), requires shops to make lifting points information available to technicians. This requirement is met by providing technicians with access to ALI’s digital Vehicle Lifting Points for Frame Engaging Lifts. Anyone using a lift at home, at the track or elsewhere may also protect themselves by using the Lifting Points Guide.

ALI’s Vehicle Lifting Points for Frame Engaging Lifts guide is available for purchase and immediate use at autolift.org/shop/.

ALI has served as the lift industry safety watchdog for more than 75 years. In 1947, ALI developed the first Commercial Standard covering vehicle lifts published by the National Bureau of Standards. Today, ALI sponsors several national lift safety standards and offers third-party certification programs for automotive lifts and automotive lift inspectors.