Ohio dealer owner admitted trafficking at least 44 counterfeit airbags imported from China. Shipments were declared as desktop night lights to get them through customs. Prosecutors haven’t revealed how many customer vehicles received the counterfeit components. It’s easy to understand why someone might save a few bucks with an aftermarket part that isn’t quite as good as the original, but airbags are different. If there’s one component that absolutely needs to work as intended, that’s an airbag. Yet an Ohio used-car dealer has admitted to importing counterfeit airbags from China and passing them off as genuine Honda components for vehicles he sold. The offense carries up to ten years in…
Dealer Admits Trafficking Fake Honda Airbags Shipped As Night Lights
