New NACE Town Hall Event to Explore Aftermarket Parts Issue
Created especially for collision repair professionals, an official NACE Town Hall meeting will be held during Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW) on Wednesday, Oct. 13 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sponsored by ASA, this event will be a platform to discuss the use of aftermarket parts. ASRW is scheduled for Oct. 10-13 at the Mandalay
Reporter Bends Radiator Support in Half During TV Report on Aftermarket Parts
An investigative reporter with Fox 5 Atlanta filed a report on aftermarket parts last week, as an increasing number of people are questioning the quality and safety of non-OEM structural parts. During the broadcast, I-Team reporter Dana Fowle bent an aftermarket radiator support in half to demonstrate the difference in structure compared to an OEM
Quality-Assured Aftermarket Parts
CAPA is the only independent crash part certification program in the U.S. Parts that achieve CAPA certification meet comprehensive testing requirements to ensure comparability to car company brand parts, giving collision repairers parts that fit. Most aftermarket parts do not meet CAPA quality standards. The only way to be sure that the part has been
CARSTAR Executives Discuss Shrinking Industry, Aftermarket Parts, NACE Move
CARSTAR CEO Dick Cross encapsulated what’s going on in the collision repair industry aptly when asked recently how his organization is addressing insurance companies’ reduction of shops on their preferred programs: “What’s going on in the industry is going to be really good for some people and not so great for some other people.” The
Pennsylvania Repairers Ask Insurance Commissioner to Intervene in Aftermarket Parts Issue
Group says structural aftermarket part safety concerns warrant recall of all vehicles repaired with them.
Chubb Group Suspends Use of Structural Aftermarket Parts
The Chubb Group informed its vendors and business partners this week that it is suspending the use of structural aftermarket parts – including bumper bars reinforcements, absorbers, bumper mounting brackets and radiator supports – on all estimates and appraisals prepared on the insurer’s behalf. Chubb’s move is in response to growing industry concern over the safety of
NSF International Launches Aftermarket Parts Safety Certification Program
Concerns regarding consumer safety and compromised automobile crashworthiness continue to center on the use of certain aftermarket structural parts. NSF International says it has launched a new Automotive Parts Certification Program, which verifies both the quality and performance of aftermarket auto parts via testing and inspections, to address these concerns. The certification program offers independent,
Repair Associations Caution Against Using Untested Structural Aftermarket Parts
SCRS, AASP advise repairers against installing untested structural crash parts, call for recalls, certification process.
Taiwan Auto Body Parts Association Tells Members to Pull Untested Aftermarket Parts
The Taiwan Auto Body Parts Association (TABPA) is advising its members to stop the sale and distribution of untested aftermarket structural crash parts. TABPA is the second parts association this week to recommend the cessation of the distribution, sale and manufacturing of untested parts, with the Auto Body Parts Association (ABPA) also alerting its members.
ABPA Advises Distributors to Pull All Untested Aftermarket Parts
The Auto Body Parts Association (ABPA) is recommending that member distributors review the properties and testing standards of all aftermarket structural parts they carry and to drop any parts that may not perform up to OEM standards in collisions. ABPA is also calling for a halt in production of any unproven parts. ABPA – which