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Fake Parts Can Have Real Consequences
Manage episode 509353312 series 1118436
Last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized over 211,000 counterfeit auto parts, a whopping doubling from the number seized the previous year. This issue goes beyond selling an unlicensed copy of an emblem. NHTSA identified five known cases of death or serious injury in 2023 and 2024 in which the vehicle was equipped with a defective counterfeit air bag.
In this episode, Bob Stewart, president of the Automotive Anti-Counterfeiting Council and also aftermarket service support and brand protection manager at General Motors, joins CollisionCast to talk about the problem and how collision repairers can help identify these counterfeit parts.
To learn more or report a suspect part, go to:
- GM Resource Website: https://www.gmparts.com/counterfeit-parts
- A2C2 Website: https://www.a2c2.com/
372 episodes
Manage episode 509353312 series 1118436
Last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized over 211,000 counterfeit auto parts, a whopping doubling from the number seized the previous year. This issue goes beyond selling an unlicensed copy of an emblem. NHTSA identified five known cases of death or serious injury in 2023 and 2024 in which the vehicle was equipped with a defective counterfeit air bag.
In this episode, Bob Stewart, president of the Automotive Anti-Counterfeiting Council and also aftermarket service support and brand protection manager at General Motors, joins CollisionCast to talk about the problem and how collision repairers can help identify these counterfeit parts.
To learn more or report a suspect part, go to:
- GM Resource Website: https://www.gmparts.com/counterfeit-parts
- A2C2 Website: https://www.a2c2.com/
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