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Aftermarket Parts Certification Program Launched by NSF International

February 8, 2010 By CollisionWeek Editor

ANSI accredited certifier expects tested bumper parts to be available in 6-8 weeks.

NSF International today announced the launch of a new Automotive Parts Certification Program to address concerns regarding consumer safety and compromised automobile crashworthiness from the use of untested aftermarket structural parts. NSF says the one-of-a-kind program verifies both the quality and performance of aftermarket parts through testing and inspections that compare the parts to original equipment (OE) parts across dimensional as well as material attributes.

NSF logoNSF has already completed protocols for the certification of five categories of parts and according to Bob Frayer, Director, NSF International Engineering

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