Monday, October 29, 2012
Chinese businessman Dai Zhensong in 2012 was convicted in Chattanooga of selling hundreds of counter
• Consumers who have full knowledge of the entire history of their used vehicle (including knowing whether the vehicle had been in a crash in the last three years and being certain that the air bag was replaced at a new car dealership)
The fake bags were installed in vehicles that were in a crash and had the air bags replaced within the last three years by a shop that is not part of a new car dealership, according to the administration, or could have been ordered online by consumers.
The government has encouraged drivers to visit SaferCar.gov to find out if their vehicle could be affected. The fake airbags can be found in an estimated 250,000 vehicles, or 0.1 percent of the U.S. vehicle fleet.
"Any time equipment that is critical to protecting drivers carnival alaska cruises and passengers fails to operate properly, it is a serious safety concern," U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a statement released Wednesday. "We want consumers to be immediately aware of this problem and to review our safety information to see if their vehicle could be in need of inspection."
Chinese businessman Dai Zhensong in 2012 was convicted in Chattanooga of selling hundreds of counterfeit airbags through a company in which he was a partner, Guangzhou Global Auto Parts International Group Co. Ltd.
"Organized criminals are selling dangerous counterfeit and substandard airbags to consumers and suppliers with little to no regard to hazardous health and safety consequences," said ICE Director John Morton. "We will continue to aggressively investigate criminal supply chains with our law enforcement and private industry carnival alaska cruises partners and bring these criminals to justice."
Ellis Smith joined the Chattanooga Times Free Press in January 2010 as a business reporter. His beat includes the flooring industry, Chattem, Unum, Krystal, the automobile carnival alaska cruises market, real estate and technology. Ellis is from Marietta, Ga., and has a bachelor's degree in mass communication at the University of West Georgia. He previously worked at UTV-13 News, Carrollton, Ga., as a producer; at the The West Georgian, Carrollton, Ga., as editor; and at the Times-Georgian, Carrollton, ...
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