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UPDATE: Subaru Let Unqualified Workers Do Safety Inspections
Subaru Inc. admits it has used noncertified employees to conduct government-mandated safety checks of vehicles it makes in Japan.
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Subaru Inc. admits it has used noncertified employees to conduct government-mandated safety checks of vehicles it makes in Japan.
Early this month Nissan Motor Co. was caught doctoring safety inspection results. The revelation led to a recall of 1.2 million vehicles and a temporary shutdown of Nissan’s entire domestic-market production.
Japan’s transport ministry has given all carmakers in the country until the end of October to review their procedures. Subaru, which says its practices have been going on for 30 years, says it will submit its report on Monday. The company expects to recall 255,000 in Japan so they can be inspected correctly.
Subaru and Nissan reportedly each allowed safety inspections by employees still being trained for the job. But The Nikkei says the transport ministry has allowed each carmaker to set its own certification standards and training program, thereby leaving the definition of wrongdoing unclear.
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