Daihatsu Caught in Safety Test Scandal, Toyota Suspends Car Deliveries

"Daihatsu Caught in Safety Test Scandal, Toyota Stops Sending Cars"

Dream - Daihatsu affected by safety testing case. Because of this, Toyota also stopped the delivery of its production cars. It is known that Daihatsu has received the results of an investigation by an independent committee led by Makoto Kaiami regarding Daihatsu's irregular procedures, which were then reported to Toyota Motor Corporation.

"Investigation Result"

The following HTML tags are preserved in the translation: "Hasil investigasi ditemukan ketidakberesan pada 174 item dalam 25 kategori pengujian. Sebelumnya ditemukan ketidakberesan lapisan pintu pada bulan April dan ketidakberesan uji tabrakan samping pada bulan Mei." The investigation found irregularities in 174 items across 25 testing categories. Previously, irregularities were found in the door coating in April and in the side crash test in May.

Daihatsu Caught in Safety Test Scandal, Toyota Suspends Car Deliveries

Total currently there are 64 models and 3 vehicle engines that have been discontinued, including 22 models and 1 engine sold by Toyota.

Toyota Stops Car Delivery

Daihatsu has decided to temporarily suspend the delivery of all Daihatsu-developed models that are currently being produced, both in Japan and overseas. Toyota has also decided to temporarily suspend the delivery of affected models.

"We would like to convey our deepest apologies for the inconvenience and concerns caused by this to all stakeholders, including customers," Toyota global wrote in its press release.

During the investigation process by an independent committee, Daihatsu has received a number of information regarding models that may be involved in procedural deviations. In response, Daihatsu has conducted internal technical verifications one by one and vehicle testing to ensure that their safety and environmental performance meet legal standards.

In the final stage of the investigation, it was found that a different airbag control unit (ECU) from the mass production model was used for airbag testing on the Daihatsu Move / SUBARU Stella, Daihatsu Cast / Toyota Pixis Joy, Daihatsu Gran Max / Toyota Town Ace / Mazda Bongo. Although technical verification confirmed that it meets passenger protection standards, during testing it was also found that the safety standards for passenger evacuation in the side crash testing of the Daihatsu Cast / Toyota Pixis Joy may not comply with the law.

Currently, it is unknown whether there have been any accidents due to the irregularity. However, thorough technical verification is being conducted and the cause is being investigated in order to take necessary actions as soon as possible.

"Affected Cars"

The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "List of car models affected by the safety test scandal: Models sold in Japan: Pixies Epoch, Copen, Pixis VanPixis Truck, Raize, Roomy, Town Ace, Probox, Engine 1 KR-FE Cars and engines discontinued as of December 20, 2023: Spec discontinued 1. Pixies Epoch 2. Toyota Raize 3. Toyota Roomy"

Model discontinued1. Passo2. Pixis Joy3. Pixis Van4. Pixis Space5. iQ6. Pixis Truck7. Engine 1 KR-FEModels Sold Overseas1. Agya2. Rush3. Avanza4. Veloz5. Raize6. Yarsi/Vios7. Yaris Cross

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