Toyota announced Monday that it is delaying delivery of ten models powered by engines linked to testing anomalies at an affiliate company.
Toyota Industries, an affiliate, failed to undertake sufficient horsepower output testing for the certification of three diesel engine models, according to the parent corporation.
According to the company, the concerned engines are used in the Land Cruiser 300 and HiAce models.
According to Toyota, the shipment suspension will affect around 36,500 automobiles produced per month.
Toyota Industries said in a separate statement that its employees changed the fuel injection volumes to make the results “look better.”
Toyota Motor said it had since determined that the impacted engines and cars met engine performance output norms, therefore there was no reason to discontinue using them.
Toyota Industries also said that further inconsistencies were discovered during the certification procedure for forklift engines and other construction equipment.
Toyota Industries reported its results to the transportation ministry, which stated that it intended to conduct its own inspections.
The announcement comes after Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu, which manufactures popular small vehicles in Japan, was forced to cease all shipments last month after admitting that it had not undertaken proper vehicle safety inspections for decades.