ESC and custom parts can you damage your car?
Early on, critics of the auto industry raised their voices against the custom auto parts, arguing that cause some incidents where vehicles.
These parts, accessories or parts that are identified by cause problems that lead to accidents, are involved in the impairment of “self-stability system” and result in malfunction, accidents and various vehicle problems.
This is why so many enthusiasts have banded together and have expressed their position on the U.S. Federal Government. The group finally tries to ensure that the addition of custom auto parts does not affect car technology.
Stability control.
Many vehicles have been reported to have malfunction “Electronic Stability System”, where drivers must drive parts and accessories customized with aggregates.
The information was disclosed by a trade association, SEMA (The Special Equipment Market Association) based in Las Vegas, targeting the special auto parts, as used in the tuning.
This partnership ensures that the NHTSA (National Highway Transportation Safety Administration) – USA, intends to require that all vehicles are equipped with the “Rollover System” (Anti-rollover technology) and warn about customizing cars to prevent the stabilization system inoperative.
SEMA and NHTSA representatives met to discuss the important issue. The association is concerned that the rule ensures that the system is compatible with other equipment added before or after the vehicle is sold, said Stephen McDonald, vice president of “EMS”, in a letter to NHTSA. ”
This situation could correspond to millions of cars with ESC system is not working properly or if they are private motorists to install special equipment in their vehicles.
In the U.S. nearly 40% of vehicles equipped with Electronic Stability Control or ESC. ” The “NHTSA reported that its purpose is to ensure that all vehicles are equipped with technology for 2012, because that could save 10,600 lives annually and prevent 80% of simple rollover.