Japan’s Daihatsu Diesel says it has written to Kobe Steel to seek assurances over the quality of products supplied to the engine builder.
Kobe Steel recently admitted to falsifying data related to the quality of its products not only from its factories in Japan, but overseas as well.
Hiroya Kawasaki, the steel maker’s chief executive, recently has admitted that some 500 companies had received falsely certified products.
“We are seeking confirmation from Kobe Steel whether or not non-conforming products were shipped to us in order to verify if such products have been used in the engines we have manufactured,” Daihatsu said.
“In particular we are endeavoring to confirm if crankshafts, which are the most important component of engines, were affected by this improper conduct.
“Currently we have not received any information from Kobe Steel, to the effect that non-conforming products were shipped to use.”
At this stage, Daihatsu said it believes that its crankshafts have not been affected, but it added that it continues to request that Kobe Steel provides the related information.
“In the event that we discover that non-conforming products have been used by us, we will contact the users of such products.”
