It was revealed that the company that took over Takata's business, which went bankrupt due to a large-scale recall of airbags, had been tampering with seatbelt quality figures for many years.
The company re-inspects the product and says that it is safe to continue using it.
It was pointed out that Joyson Safety Systems Japan, which took over Takata's business, may have rewritten the numerical values related to quality such as the durability of seat belts last year, and has been conducting an internal investigation with a lawyer.
The results were announced on the 18th, and 1000 cases of illegal rewriting of numerical values were confirmed at factories in Shiga Prefecture and offices in the Philippines, of which 124 cases did not meet the safety standards stipulated by domestic law. It means that it was tampered with as if it conformed to.
The tampering has been carried out since the time when Takata was in operation, and it has continued for 20 years at the Shiga factory and 14 years at the Filipino office.
Regarding the cause, the investigation pointed out that the awareness of legal compliance did not permeate and that production was prioritized according to the plan.
On the other hand, as a result of collecting some products from the market and re-inspecting them, the company has determined that there is no safety problem even if they continue to use them.
At an online press conference, President Hisayoshi Iwamitsu said, "We apologize for the inconvenience and concern that there will be no recalls by automobile manufacturers. We will thoroughly improve our corporate culture. I apologized.
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism "Thorough measures to prevent recurrence"
After the problem became clear, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism requested "Joyson Safety Systems Japan", which manufactured seat belts, and automobile manufacturers who fastened seat belts to investigate and report on the facts and safety. Was there.
As a result, it was found that the numerical values related to quality were rewritten, but it was judged that there was no problem with safety.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism commented, "As a result, there were no safety issues, but seat belts are a very important part of automobile safety, and we request thorough measures to prevent recurrence."