Nissan admits irregularities in thousands of its cars sold in Japan

Japanese automaker Nissan has admitted that thousands of its vehicles distributed in Japan fail to meet safety requirements, which could force a massive call for review, according to national media.

The vehicles passed safety checks at the manufacturer's premises by personnel who did not have the necessary qualification, and thus violated Japanese regulations, Nissan announced, whose alliance with Renault made it the largest seller in the first half of the year world of cars.

The problem affects about 60,000 vehicles distributed in plants and dealerships waiting to be marketed, as well as thousands of cars that have already been sold, Kyodo news agency reported.

Among the models involved are the Note, the Skyline or the electric car Leaf, all of them manufactured in six Japanese Nissan plants affected by the problem.

The Japanese manufacturer decided to announce the irregularities after they were detected by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Tourism and Transportation of Japan during inspections in their factories.

Nissan is evaluating with the Japanese authorities the need to carry out a call to review their vehicles, which could affect both those sold in the domestic market and in other countries.

Last year, Nissan came to the rescue of the also Japanese Mitsubishi Motors when it was in serious economic difficulties due to the scandal of the falsification of consumption data of some of its mini-vehicles.

Mitsubishi is now controlled by the first company, which in turn is integrated into an alliance with the French Renault chaired by the Franco-Brazilian businessman Carlos Ghosn.