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New GM Ignition Switch Risk: Aftermarket Sales
Auto parts sellers say it's still possible to buy potentially defective General Motors Co. ignition switches in the aftermarket because the defective and upgraded switches have the same part number, Reuters reports.
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Auto parts sellers say it's still possible to buy potentially defective General Motors Co. ignition switches in the aftermarket because the defective and upgraded switches have the same part number, Reuters reports.
GM acknowledges the issue. The company told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last month that the defective switches now the subject of a 1.6 million-vehicle recall were redesigned in late 2006 by supplier Delphi Automotive plc. But for reasons that aren't clear, the new units carry the same part number and are outwardly indistinguishable from the defective switches.
GM and Delphi both market the replacement switches under their own brands. Reuters cites several sources who say the companies have not posted warnings about a possible problem with those parts.
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