Exhibit 23.1


                     Consent of Certified Public Accountants


         The Board of Directors
         BREED Technologies, Inc.:


         Re:      Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-54986)
                  Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-54988)
                  Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-54990)
                  Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-73350)
                  Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-22423)

     We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statements
referenced above of BREED  Technologies,  Inc. of our report dated July 21, 1995
relating to the consolidated statements of earnings, retained earnings, and cash
flows of BREED  Technologies,  Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended June 30,
1995 which  report  appears in the June 30, 1997  annual  report on Form 10-K of
BREED Technologies, Inc.



         /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP
         KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
         Tampa, Florida
         September 26,1997