Toyota-affiliate Daihatsu rigged safety test for 88,000 cars

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TOKYO : Toyota Motor Corp affiliate Daihatsu rigged part of the door in side-collision safety tests carried out for some 88,000 small cars made and sold under the Toyota brand, the companies said on Friday.They said the door trim on the affected vehicles had been modified with a 'notch' to minimise the ri

TOKYO : Toyota Motor Corp affiliate Daihatsu rigged part of the door in side-collision safety tests carried out for some 88,000 small cars made and sold under the Toyota brand, the companies said on Friday.

Toyota said it had not received any report of an accident or injury related to the rigged side-crash test. The affected models include Toyota Yaris Ativs made in Thailand from last August, and Perodua Axias manufactured in Malaysia starting from February. The Gulf Cooperation Council comprises Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.

 

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