Recently, Toyota’s subsidiary Daihatsu has announced a temporary halt of its distribution activities in domestic and overseas markets after discovering that the majority of the company’s car models are affected by a safety testing scandal.
In May, a complaint alleged that Daihatsu had falsified side collision safety tests.
Specifically, Daihatsu had violated UN R135 crash test regulations on Toyota Raize hybrid and Daihatsu Rocky hybrid models.
According to regulations, the manufacturer is required to conduct crash tests on both the left and right sides of the vehicle and submit the crash test data for both sides. However, Daihatsu only conducted a test on the side where the driver’s seat is located (left side) and presented the combined results for both the left and right sides.
At that time, the manipulation scandal affected 78,440 vehicles, including 56,111 Raize hybrids and 22,329 Rocky hybrids, which were suspended from sales in Japan.
After the incident was exposed, Daihatsu conducted internal crash tests on Toyota Raize HEV and Daihatsu Rocky HEV models at the Shiga Technical Center in Japan.
The testing process confirmed that both models are safe. However, they have not yet been re-launched in Japan.
Subsequent investigations by the authorities also revealed new abnormalities in 174 points across 25 test categories.
Currently, there are a total of 64 affected vehicle models, including 22 sold under the Toyota brand and a few under Mazda and Subaru.
Now, Daihatsu has apologized to its customers and shareholders and announced strong organizational reforms with the support of Toyota to improve compliance with regulations.
Toyota also announced that it has suspended sales of affected vehicles and apologized to customers for lax oversight of its subsidiary Daihatsu.
TH (Tuoitrethudo)
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