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IIHS Questions Conclusions from Tracy Crash Test Data on Safety of Non-OEM Parts

February 20, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Following examination of publicly-available results, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety stands by its previous statements that cosmetic parts are irrelevant to crashworthiness and that non-OEM structural parts can meet OEM performance.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) issued an advisory last week examining the publicly-available results from crash tests conducted by the Tracy Law Firm covering the results of crash tests of stock Honda Fit vehicles with those that had non-OEM parts installed. According to the advisory, IIHS received numerous questions from insurers and collision repair shop representatives about claims and reports referencing “…the IIHS moderate overlap front

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Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Crash Testing, injur, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Non-OEM Parts

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  1. rwinfrey@spcc.edu says

    February 20, 2018 at 8:25 pm

    HHMM who is wrong here? The IIHS or a Lawyer LOL

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