Collision repairers can protect themselves and their customers from the potential consequences of installing counterfeit parts.

That included more than 490 counterfeit airbags – more than 10 times the number of such devices seized in fiscal 2023, according to the September release from U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Locally, a Macomb County man was arraigned in April, accused by the Michigan Attorney General's Office of selling counterfeit restraint systems, including air bags, on his eBay store.

The counterfeit airbags were sold on Facebook Marketplace under the profiles “matt autoparts” and “medo smith”. ALSO READ: Fake license tags are common in North Carolina.

He then sold the fake airbags on eBay to unsuspecting auto repair shops and individual customers, at prices ranging from $100 to $725 each.

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There's no way to say exactly how many vehicles on the road are compromised with these counterfeit airbags, but Olsen said it's a safety issue. "Either the airbag does nothing," Olsen said.

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Macomb County man was arraigned in April, accused by the Michigan Attorney General's Office of selling counterfeit restraint systems, including airbags, on his eBay store.