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09/30/2026

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has identified an 11th death caused by a counterfeit airbag part that the agency banned earlier this year. The death happened Aug. 27 in …

09/30/2026

eBay will no longer permit the sale of airbags on its platform starting later this month, according to a post on its community forums. Effective Sept. 24, sellers may not list or sell airbags and …

09/30/2026

A New Yorker and an Alabamian have filed suit against Allstate in Illinois alleging the insurer didn’t fully pay for the rental cars they promised to cover. Each plaintiff was in a collision …

09/30/2026

An Ohio car dealership owner has pleaded guilty in federal court to trafficking counterfeit airbags from China into the U.S., according to a press release from the Southern District of Ohio U.S. At…

09/30/2026

State Farm plans to add about 3,000, or 10%, claims staff throughout 2027, according to a press release. “The company is investing in training, developing, and recruiting more Good Neighbors to he…

08/05/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐄𝐌 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐑𝐏 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
Twenty-five years ago, when 3M Collision Repair's Richard Desvousges started working in the industry, the “three-day repair” was the average gold standard. Today, things are also much more complicated. Planning time to research OEM procedures, plan the repair, and present this to your customer takes a significant amount of time, and it can be hard to get buy-in from your customer and secure the keys.
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08/05/2026

𝐂𝐈𝐅 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲
Technician Jon Ledlow of Fix Auto USA Tempe and his family lost everything in an apartment fire. CollisionAdvice.com and CIF - Collision Industry Foundation have organized a donation page to raise money for the family as they recover from injuries and face overwhelming medical and living expenses.
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08/05/2026

A recent Honda “Joy of Repair” newsletter provides insight on where to find repair information when working with ultra-high-strength steel (UHSS). Honda began integrating UHSS into veh…