Funny how asinine notions that we would never tolerate in an airplane trip environment…get considered acceptable by “too big to fail” companies that affect our family’s safety in our everyday driving vehicle.
Ford says:
You wouldn’t trust salvage parts in the airplane carrying you 30,000 feet up. Why trust them in your Ford?
Not all collision replacement parts are created equal. They can be recycled from wrecked cars, salvaged from a junkyard, or worse. It’s hard to know what will end up in your car—unless you ask. Ford collision replacement parts are engineered and tested to work as a system with your specific vehicle. If you need collision repairs, always insist on new OEM Ford parts at your certified Ford Dealership or independent installer.
Learn the right questions to ask, your collision repair rights and more at TakeAGoodLook. [UPDATE: The hilarious “That Sounds Bad” video by Ford has been ‘privatized’ on Youtube, so we had to replace it below.]
OEM vs Salvage & Aftermarket Auto Parts – Collision Safety Consultants:
The use of aftermarket parts could affect air bag deployment. It’s important to use manufacturer-recommended repair procedures and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts.
“There’s a lot of engineering that goes into making a crash-protection system,” says David Zuby, chief research officer for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. “You can’t willy-nilly change those parts because the system may not work the way it was designed.”
SOURCE: ConsumerReports – Are low-cost replacement bumpers safe?
Please note, this video was re-uploaded and edited due to a copyright claim made by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, in which they had YouTube take our video down because it used some of their educational crash test footage.
We were disappointed that the IIHS, an organization dedicated to highway safety, had taken this action, and surprised, until we discovered that “State Farm helped found the organization in the 1950s and still is an active member of the IIHS Board of Directors.” Then, we were less suprised.
SOURCE: https://www.statefarm.com/about-us/community/safety-awareness/auto
Read More – Collision Safety Consultants
See Also: http://www.insure.com/car-insurance/oem-parts-rights.html
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