U.S. Senator Urges Attorney General to Investigate Auto Insurance Scheme
Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) says steering has the “harmful effect of limiting consumer choice, creating a serious safety risk and suppressing competition in the auto repair industry.”
Louisiana Legislature Enacts Bill to Curb Airbag Fraud
Act No. 105 will take effect in August of this year and will establish stricter definitions and penalties for airbag fraud.
Why Do Some Claims Personnel Question the Legality of VIN Labels?
Some claims personnel question whether replacing VIN labels is legal. How can replacing something that we removed or are going to damage in our repair process be illegal?
Honda Optimizes Airbag Awareness Site for Mobile Devices
Site designed to increase awareness among consumers of growing problem of counterfeit airbags.
American Honda Launches Airbag Awareness Website
AirbagAware.Honda.com aims to shed light on counterfeit airbag issue.
Carfax Implements Free Airbag Checks for Customers
Carfax issued the following statement regarding the recent announcement by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA)/Department of Transportation on the use of counterfeit airbags: “This announcement underscores the importance of checking the history of used cars,” said Larry Gamache, communications director at Carfax. “Airbags are one of most crucial parts of
ALLDATA Prosecutes Software Pirate
ALLDATA this week has reported the successful prosecution of a software counterfeiting operation that had been illegally selling copied ALLDATA products. On June 28, the ALLDATA Anti-Piracy team, in conjunction with the Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force, concluded a six-month investigation into illegally copied ALLDATA products being sold out of Northern California. The subject
U.S. Senate Judiciary Making McCarran-Ferguson Repeal a Priority in 2011
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Judiciary Committee chairman, announced in a recent speech that patent reform, online piracy and counterfeiting, and the repeal of the antitrust exemption for health insurers would be his top priorities this coming year. With regard to McCarran-Ferguson Act repeal, Leahy said he will continue to seek to repeal the health
FTC Issues Warranty Rights Consumer Alert in Response to Complaints about OEM Position Statements
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released an FTC Consumer Alert, “Auto Warranties, Routine Maintenance and Repairs: Is Using the Dealer a Must?” after a position statement from Honda sparked opposition from the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA), Automotive Oil Change Association (AOCA) and the Tire Industry Association (TIA), along with the Automotive Recyclers Assocition
ARA Files Complaint with FTC Against Honda, Hyundai Over Statements on Recycled Parts
The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) announced on Oct. 21 that it filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Hyundai Motor America and American Honda over the carmakers’ comments regarding the use of recycled auto parts. In Hyundai’s statement last August, the automaker said that using “aftermarket, imitation or recycled collision repair