JPJ confirms 1.7 million Perodua, Toyota vehicles in Malaysia named in Daihatsu safety scandal are safe – no recall
Perodua and Toyota vehicles in Malaysia – are involved in the incident Daihatsu’s ‘process violation’ safety inspection scandal since late last year – has been confirmed to be safe. Transport Minister Anthony Loke made the announcement today following a re-examination of the affected vehicle models and a comprehensive review and thorough examination of the data.
Loke said the Perodua and Toyota models, of which 1.7 million are on the road, have been shown to fully comply with the United Nations safety standards stipulated in the approval protocols type of vehicle (VTA) available.
“Re-inspections of the affected vehicles were fully carried out in March by the competent Technical Service (TS) approved by the World Forum for Harmonization of Regulations,” Loke said. Vehicle (WP29) recognized within the framework of United Nations Type Approval”. NST.
“Based on JPJ’s review and further examination of each data and re-test results, it can be affirmed that all Perodua and Toyota models in Malaysia are fully compliant with EU safety standards. United States according to current VTA regulations,” he added.
Re-inspections of door latches, door restraints, pedestrian protection, seat anchors, seat head restraints, braking systems, frontal collisions and side collisions. Perodua models participating in the retest are the first and second generation Axia, Alza, Aruz, Ativa, Bezza and second generation Myvi. The three Toyota models involved are Rush, Vios and Veloz.
According to a May 28 report published by JPJ’s automotive engineering department, retests were carried out at UTAC, France; Applus IDIADA, Spain; Horiba-MIRA testing center, UK; and Perodua’s R&D center in Rawang.
A series of tests were conducted (for full details see the report below) and JPJ’s conclusion was that “all Perodua and Toyota models participating in the retest were in compliance full UN regulations as required by VTA and no need to recall”.
Browse the full report and detailed results below. It’s very detailed – for example, there’s a point-by-point comparison between the Bezza’s original UN-R94 frontal crash test by Daihatsu and the retest results by IDIADA in Spain. The same goes for the Myvi and Alza’s UN-R95 side impact test scores, where the test was again carried out in France. It’s interesting, if you go into the details.
This closes the cloudy Daihatsu scandal (The chairman and president were replaced in March) and stakeholders Perodua and Toyota. Importantly, customers and drivers of the models named in the scandal can now be assured that their vehicles are completely safe to drive and comply with all safety regulations.
LIBRARY: Report on re-inspection of Perodua and Toyota cars after the Daihatsu scandal
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