Embodiments relate to a system and method of receiving an indication that visual displays are malfunctioning and take corrective action. The method includes receiving via a communication module of a primary vehicle, an alert message from a secondary vehicle, wherein the alert message comprises malfunction information of the primary vehicle, validating using a diagnostics module of the primary vehicle, the malfunction information, and confirming using the diagnostics module, a malfunction of the primary vehicle. The method further includes determining a corrective action based on diagnostic information from the diagnostic module.