Daihatsu, Perodua and Toyota models sold in Malaysia and around the world found to have Procedural Irregularities.
Remember earlier this year when Daihatsu, Perodua and Toyota were in the spotlight for “Procedural Irregularities” over models like the Vios and Axia? Well, Daihatsu commissioned a third-party committee to investigate these and the committee reported to Toyota to keep things unbiased. The investigation found 174 NEW irregularities within 25 test categories in addition to the door lining issue that sparked this whole controversy.
3 models sold in Malaysia were mentioned so we’ll focus on them, but it should also be noted that JDM vehicles brought in via grey market importers were also mentioned.
Malaysia models affected:
Toyota Rush (from January 2018 to October 2023) – made at PMSB
Toyota Veloz (from November 2021) – made at PMSB
Toyota Vios (from August 2022) – made at ASSB
Also named was the 1KR-FE engine It’s unclear if Perodua’s sister models to the Rush and Veloz, the Aruz and Alza, were affected but they were not named.
Toyota, Daihatsu and Perodua extended their apologies for the inconvenience and concern this has caused to all. Daihatsu has temporarily suspended shipments of all affected models in Japan and overseas as has Toyota. To prevent recurrence, a fundamental reform is needed to “revitalize Daihatsu” and Toyota will provide full support.
Here’s Perodua’s statement in full:
“Pursuant to Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.’s (DMC) announcement today on the suspension of its models due to its “procedural irregularities”.
Perodua’s statement is issued as a response to the third-party committee’s report on the “procedural irregularities” done by DMC when conducting safety tests on vehicles for various OEMs issued earlier today.
The third-party committee report, confirmed by DMC said: “these verifications and tests confirmed that all 174 irregularities pointed out by the third-party committee satisfied the standards set by laws and regulations”.
We are doing a detailed assessment on the matter and are currently in discussion with Malaysian authorities as to the impact of this development to our vehicles. As background, on 28th April 2023, DMC announced of “procedural irregularities” when conducting safety tests on vehicles in Japan.
Following that announcement, DMC has established a third-party investigative committee consisting of lawyers and technical personnel. We sincerely apologise to our valued customers and the general public for any alarm this announcement may bring. Our intent is to reach out and assure our valued customers.
We will share the outcome of this discussion with the public in due course.”
Perodua is on course for another record year of car sales.
