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Courtesy of Gerry Rosenbarker/Mohawk Collision Center
NOT OPTIONAL: Safety inspections are OEM-engineered evaluations designed to determine whether critical systems can safely be reused, or whether they’ve been compromised in ways that aren’t immediately obvious, such as this collapsed steering column.
Post-collision OEM safety inspections can reveal failures no scan will show. Two shop leaders explain why these inspections matter now more than ever.
May 8, 2026