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                                 EXHIBIT 23.1


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-57958,
33-54986, 33-54990)of Breed Technologies, Inc. of our report dated October 31,
1997 relating to the combined financial statements of Safety Restraint
Systems, A Division of AlliedSignal Inc., which appears in the Current Report
on Form 8-K/A of Breed Technologies, Inc. dated October 30, 1997.





                                                    /s/Price Waterhouse LLP  
                                                                             
                                                    Price Waterhouse LLP     
                                                    Detroit, Michigan        
                                                    January 13, 1998   










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