Thieves target catalytic converters because they contain extremely valuable metals like platinum, palladium and rhodium. Some of those metals, which are used to regulate and cleanse the exhaust flow, ...

A bill seeks to require VIN numbers stamped on converters, which contain valuable materials that thieves can sell for cash.

Learn why catalytic converter theft is on the rise, which vehicles are targeted, and how to protect your vehicle from theft and minimize losses.

Police in one Hudson Valley community are warning about recent cases of catalytic converter thefts. Last week in Port Chester, catalytic converters were removed from parked cars in the village, ...

All modern internal combustion engines have a catalytic converter, which is a part of the emission system of a car. The catalytic converter essentially prevents harmful gasses from entering into the ...

ILLINOIS (WCIA) — A new law in Illinois will require recyclable metal dealers to record the vehicle identification numbers (VIN) of a car which has had its catalytic converter removed. House Bill 4589 ...

Catalytic converters were made mandatory in the U.S. in 1975 as part of the Clean Air Act, which itself was introduced in 1970. This meant that every vehicle from the '75 model year onward had to be ...

Catalytic converters, containing valuable precious metals, are increasingly stolen for quick cash. Thieves can remove them in ...

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