Toyota is once again involved in a fraud scandal. According to Japanese media reports, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, was previously exposed to have falsified data during crash tests on some models in violation of the test procedures and methods stipulated by regulations. After investigation by a third-party committee,Most of the models currently produced by Daihatsu Motor have the same problem, and the company will completely stop shipments of all models.
In May this year, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor, issued an announcement stating that the front door linings (DoorTrim) of four of its models were improperly modified during side impact tests, violating the test procedures and methods stipulated by regulations.
It is reported that the door linings of these models were modified to have notches (this notch is not found in the actual vehicles sold) to minimize the risk of testing. This can avoid the possibility of sharp edges inside the doors causing injury to passengers when the side airbags deploy in an accident.
In other words,He just made a mistake in the crash test..
The models involved this time are all the 2023 Perodua Axia, Toyota Vios (known as Yaris Ativ in Thailand), Toyota Agya and a new car that has not been disclosed in August last year.
A total of nearly 90,000 units of these four models have been sold in countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Mexico.
Daihatsu Motor stated in the announcement that in April, the company received a report from an insider about this behavior. The company conducted a preliminary investigation, interviewed the authorities suspected of violating the law, and examined the design changes and test results of the vehicles involved and the development process.
It was finally determined that the linings of the front seat doors of these vehicles had been improperly modified, violating the side impact test procedures and methods stipulated in the regulations.
After discovering the inappropriate behavior, Daihatsu has immediately reported and consulted with the inspection and certification agency. After discussions with Toyota, it has suspended shipments. After replacing parts, it will be retested in the presence of the inspection and certification agency to confirm that the side impact performance complies with regulations before resuming shipments.
Because the incident was so bad,Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda also personally apologized, saying that this was an absolutely unacceptable behavior that betrayed the trust of customers..
Now 7 months have passed, instead of seeing the light of day, Daihatsu Motors will completely stop the shipment of all models, which is really unexpected.