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Also, unlike some other car parts, catalytic converters are usually not marked with a vehicle identification number, making it difficult to track a stolen converter back to an actual theft.
More than 50,000 catalytic converters were stolen off parked vehicles in the U.S. last year, a massive increase from 2020 (around 14,500) and 2019 (3400).
Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise nationally. Here's why and what someone can do to mitigate their risk. Catalytic converters are still getting stolen.
Catalytic converter thefts are on the decline, new 2023 data shows. Learn more on why thefts are down and which cars are most likely to have their converters stolen. Catalytic converter thefts ...
According to an indictment from July 2022, Tanner Hellbusch, who bought and resold cars and their components, began stealing catalytic converters sometime prior to February 2021. He was identified as a major local source of stolen catalytic converters, either stealing them himself or buying them from thieves and selling them on.
Why are catalytic converters stolen? Catalytic converters can fetch hundreds or thousands of dollars because they contain precious metals, including palladium, platinum and rhodium.
A three-way catalytic converter on a gasoline-powered 1996 Dodge Ram Simulation of flow inside a catalytic converter. A catalytic converter is an exhaust emission control device which converts toxic gases and pollutants in exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine into less-toxic pollutants by catalyzing a redox reaction.
The Los Angeles Police Department has unveiled new technology that will make it harder for thieves to steal catalytic converters.