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Counterfeit Bags: Air Bag

United Statese Dept: WASHINGTON - Car owners in the United Statese whose air bags have been replaced in the past three years may have had dangerous counterfeit bags installed, the Obama administration warned Wednesday, according to Winnipeg Free Press. However, industry officials briefed by the government said tens of thousands of car owners may be driving vehicles with counterfeit air bags and an air bag is demonstrated for reporters, June 10, 2005 at Toyota's test course, west of Tokyo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Koji Sasahara Only 0.1 per cent of the U.S. vehicle fleet about 250,000 cars on the road are makes and models for which counterfeit airbags are known to be available, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.