The problem of counterfeit components is getting worse, even as OEMs, suppliers, and distributors improve their identification tactics. The Department of Commerce released a report earlier this year ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every part of your vehicle could be counterfeited. A counterfeit part could cause performance issues or, worse, even be fatal.

A number of people read and commented on the Under the Hood Special Report: Counterfeit parts, legitimate woes story published at the beginning of the August. One of the recurring questions was why ...

There are 13 million trucks operating on U.S. roadways, 2.9 million of which are tractor-trailers, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. These commercial vehicles play an important ...

You may have heard about DFARS 252.246-7007, Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System, also known as the “Counterfeit Parts Rule.” The rule requires contractors who ...

July 24, 2013. In response to the growing demand and need of the electronics supply chain, IECQ, the IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components, launched a program designed to address the ...

Covered Contractors must report instances of counterfeit parts or suspected counterfeit parts within 60 days Contractors must proactively monitor the government's database compiling sources of ...

Airman 1st Class Diamond Balock-White inspects an F-16 fighter. The Pentagon is developing new tests to find counterfeit parts in military systems. (Airman 1st Class Caleb Worpel/U.S. Air Force) ...

How to safeguard against counterfeit electronic components. Joseph Ruggiero Vice President North Shore Components Bellport, N.Y. Given today’s global supply chain, OEMs, contract manufacturers, and ...

NASHUA — As companies struggle to avoid counterfeit electronic parts, a Nashua company is collaborating to ensure authentic, hard-to-find replacement components are available locally. Monzite Corp., a ...

Volvo Parts Webstore is encouraging Volvo owners to avoid counterfeit automotive parts and protect vehicle safety by choosing genuine OEM Volvo ...

A former aircraft-parts broker was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison for distributing tens of thousands of counterfeit components to airlines around the world, a scheme that forced ...