Toyota Motor revealed a flagrant violation of corporate principles in its subsidiary Daihatsu Motor - during an internal audit, it was caught cheating in the certification of the Toyota Raize subcompact crossover.
Fraudulent actions of responsible persons were revealed during the certification of the Toyota Raize Hybrid/Daihatsu Rocky Hybrid subcompact crossover. Gross violations were committed during a crash test with an imitation of a side impact on a pole. Details are not given, but it could be protocol tampering, non-compliance with test rules, or reinforcement of the body prior to impact with a departure from the factory structure.
Sales of the Toyota Raize Hybrid / Daihatsu Rocky Hybrid crossover have been suspended in Japan and abroad. A recall campaign for 78,000 cars already sold may be announced.
Toyota Subsidiary Caught Crash Test Fraud
