Beberapa komponen mobil Jepang diakui menggunakan bahan dibawah standar buatan Kobe Steel

Entah kasus ini bakal menimbulkan banyak recall di Indonesia atau tidak karena yang terutama kena adalah mobil buatan Jepang. Kobe Steel mengakui bahwa bahan aluminium, tembaga dan biji besi yang mereka produksi sebenarnya kualitasnya dibawah standar tapi disertifikasikan seakan akan sudah sesuai standar.

Kasus ini mengenai banyak perusahaan di Jepang, termasuk industri otomotif. Berikut hasil penemuan dari beberapa pabrikan tentang temuan komponen apa saja yang menggunakan bahan dari Kobe Steel:



Japan's Kobe Steel admits falsified data, sparking quality concerns

Honda has released the following statement: "we confirmed that an aluminium produced in that specific period was used in doors and bonnet of our automobile products."

Toyota has responded to Kobe's admission: "Our priority in everything we do is the safety of our customers and we are rapidly working to identify if any of our vehicle models may potentially be affected, and via which components.”

Nissan said: “We have confirmed that aluminum from Kobe Steel is used in the hoods and doors of some of our vehicles. As hoods are related to pedestrian safety, we are working to quickly assess any potential impact on vehicle functionality.”

A statement from Suzuki reads: “Suzuki can confirm that none of its automobiles use the affected aluminium and copper products supplied by Kobe Steel, Ltd. Our internal investigation found that they are used for some of our motorcycle products of which the details are still under investigation.”

A Subaru spokesman said: “Subaru Corporation confirmed that it has been using Kobe Steel’s aluminum parts in question in its cars and aircraft. Subaru is working rapidly to identify which parts, vehicle models, and planes are subject to the matter.”

Mitsubishi's head office responded with the following statement: "MMC confirmed that MMC had manufactured cars using some components made by Kobe Steel, including one with this issue. MMC is checking whether such components still be used in our current products or not.”

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