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Automotive Breakthrough Sciences Category: Vehicle Accessory Manufacturer Description: A company that produced an aftermarket product that was advertised as being an add-on antilock brake system for vehicles produced without ABS. Page Sections: Article Index |
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| 11 March 1997 | FTC Law Judge Upholds Charges Against Phony Antilock Brake Maker An Administrative Law Judge has found that the "ABS/Trax" add-on braking system marketed by Automotive Breakthrough Sciences and ABS Tech Sciences, and purported to function just like factory-installed antilock brakes, does not, in fact, sense the rate of rotation of the automobile’s wheels or the degree of wheel slip in order to correct such slippage. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topics: Automotive Breakthrough Sciences, ABS Tech Sciences, Richard Schops |
| 30 September 1998 | FTC Upholds Charges: Automotive Breakthrough Sciences, Inc. Ordered Not to Use Term "ABS" to Market Add-On Brakes In 1995, the FTC alleged that Automotive Breakthrough Sciences and ABS Tech Sciences made false and unsubstantiated advertising claims that their system is an antilock braking system as effective as manufacturer-installed ABS brakes. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topics: Automotive Breakthrough Sciences, ABS Tech Sciences, Richard Schops |