Japan transport officials probe faulty Subaru inspections
TOKYO (AP) — Officials of Japan's ministry of land and transport conducted on-site checks Monday at two factories of the automaker Subaru where unqualified workers were inspecting its cars, as reports said the company plans to recall 255,000 vehicles to be re-inspected.
The officials visited the factories at the company's manufacturing base in Gunma, north of Tokyo, the ministry said.
Subaru said last week it has been carrying out flawed inspections of its Japan-made cars for more than 30 years. That announcement followed a similar one by Nissan Motor Co., which has recalled more than 1 million domestically made cars because of faulty routine tests.