Toyota's New Violation Discovered in Japan, Faces Corrective Order
TapTechNews July 31st news, according to NHK's report today, relevant people disclosed in an interview that the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has decided to issue a corrective order in the near future in accordance with the Road Transport Vehicle Act, requiring automakers and others to make thorough reforms to the problem of illegally obtaining the vehicle type certification necessary for mass production of automobiles and other vehicles, and alleging that new illegal acts of Toyota Motor Corporation have been discovered.
If Toyota is issued a corrective order, then this will be the first time for the company. It is reported that 7 models of Toyota were found to have cheated in the relevant certification tests for applying for the national vehicle type certification, and after the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism ordered to stop shipments, Toyota has stopped the production of 3 models.
Toyota announced on July 5th that through an internal investigation of the models sold throughout Japan in the past 10 years, no new improper behavior was found. However, according to relevant people, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism confirmed in further investigations that there were new improper behaviors in other models (of Toyota). In view of this, the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism decided to issue a corrective order to Toyota in accordance with the Road Transport Vehicle Act, requiring it to carry out fundamental reforms.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is expected to summon a senior official soon and hand over a written corrective order to him.
According to TapTechNews' previous report, on June 3rd, the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism released the news that Toyota Motor, Mazda, Yamaha Motor, Honda R & D Industries and Suzuki had fraud behaviors in vehicle performance tests and other aspects, and the relevant departments ordered some models to stop shipping.
The involved models are as follows:
Toyota Motor: 7 models (3 in production)
Mazda: 5 models (2 in production)
Yamaha Motor: 3 models (1 in production)
Honda Motor: 22 models (all have been discontinued)
Suzuki Motor: 1 model (has been discontinued)