Safety Inspections: SEMA panel discussions on steering, columns, seatbelts, and airbags

Published on December 1, 2025

Safety inspections were a hot topic at the 2025 SEMA Show in Las Vegas with hours of discussion on four different Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) panels.

During this year’s three OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit sessions, Collision Advice owner Mike Anderson and a panel of speakers worked their way through the complex world of steering column, airbag, and seatbelt inspections.

The conversation continued the following day with an SCRS panel held on the Collision Repair and Refinish Stage.

Throughout the conversations, panelists reflected on OEM safety inspection procedures, struggles with third-party involvement, and correct tooling and training needs.

Read Repairer Driven News’s full coverage of the panels below.

Steering Column Inspections

 

 

 

 

 

Airbag Inspections

Seatbelt Inspections

Safety Inspections Discussion

SEMA Stage Safety Inspections Video

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Bud Center,  I-CAR, director of Technical Products and Curriculum, Andrew Batenhorst, body shop manager for Pacific BMW Collision Center, Justin Lewis, president of Accurate Auto Body and Danny Gredinberg of DEG discuss safety inspections during an SCRS panel at 2025 SEMA Show. (screenshot). 

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