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Certification
| State Aftermarket Regulations Requiring LKQ, Equivalency, Performance | |||||||||
| Restoration To Predamaged Condition | |||||||||
| State | Regulation | ||||||||
| Arkansas | Equivalency of fit, quality, performance, warranty | ||||||||
| California | Equivalency to the OE parts in kind, quality, safety, fit and performance | ||||||||
| Florida | Equivalency in kind and quality in terms of fit, appearance and performance | ||||||||
| Hawaii | Utilize a kind and quality part equal to or better than OE, certified to govt standards | ||||||||
| Illinois | Equivalency in kind and quality to OE part for fit, quality and performance | ||||||||
| Iowa | Certified to be at least equivalent in kind and quality to OE fit, quality and performance | ||||||||
| Kentucky | Equivalency in kind and quality to replaced part in fit, quality and performance | ||||||||
| Minnesota | Replace damaged part with LKQ | ||||||||
| Missouri | Equivalency in LKQ for fit, quality and performance of OE | ||||||||
| Montana | Cannot use part if inferior in quality or fit and/or safety; not restoring precollision condition | ||||||||
| Nebraska | Equivalency in LKQ for fit, quality and performance of OE | ||||||||
| New Hampshire | Equivalency in LKQ for fit, quality and performance of OE | ||||||||
| New Jersey | Equivalency in LKQ for fit, quality and performance of OE and certified by indep lab | ||||||||
| New York | If not certified, warrant part equals or exceeds OE in fit, quality, performance and warranty | ||||||||
| North Carolina | Equivalency in fit, quality, performance & warranty to OE | ||||||||
| Oregon | Certified by indep test facility to be equivalent to part replaced | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania | Same or equivalent to OE | ||||||||
| Rhode Island | Equivalent in kind and quality to OE it, quality and performance | ||||||||
| Virginia | Equivalent in LKQ for fit, quality and performance to the original parts replaced | ||||||||
| Wyoming | Equivalent in LKQ for fit and performance to the original parts | ||||||||
| 20 states require like kind and quality or equivalency to OEM | |||||||||
| 3 States requiring certification part is equivalent | |||||||||
| Remaining States without such equivalency regulations focus on disclosure and part identification | |||||||||
| Missing in all state regulations is the requirement meeting OEM material or its material properties | |||||||||
| This leaves the door wide open to material substitution and as a result substandard performing parts | |||||||||
| There is an immediate need to review all state regulations regarding strengthening the regulations | |||||||||
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