Toyota whistle-blower does it again
The engineer who blew the whistle on glitches in Toyota cars leading to the biggest recall in Vietnamese history and was recently suspended has told Tuoi Tre the Japanese company is hiding two more technical faults.Le Van Tach said there are six faults and not just the four Toyota Vietnam admitted at a press conference June 13.He had discovered a fault related to an oil leak in the cushioning system in Innova and Fortuner cars, while in the Corolla Altis the company did not install one part in accordance with original technical designs, he said.If Toyota did not publicly admit these faults, he would file a complaint with the Vietnam Register, the government agency in charge in vehicle safety, he warned.Earlier this year Tach blew the whistle on three faults in various cars before the company admitted them and recalled 73,000 cars in April.Tach was recently suspended for three months on the grounds that he negatively affected work and had a “bad influence” on colleagues.But the company has denied targeting him, saying the suspension is in line with labor laws and company regulations.The company explained at a press conference on June 13 that it was due to Tach’s baseless accusations that caused disunity among employees, and not due to his expose.Tach told Dan Viet newspaper on Tuesday that he is preparing to open his own business and would quit the Toyota job.But he told Tuoi Tre that he had sent a letter to Akito Tachibana to appeal against his suspension.Tach in late April received the “Responsibility Prize” from the Center for Research on Communication Development under Hanoi-based Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Association.
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The engineer who blew the whistle on glitches in Toyota cars leading to the biggest recall in Vietnamese history and was recently suspended has told Tuoi Tre the Japanese company is hiding two more technical faults.
Le Van Tach said there are six faults and not just the four Toyota Vietnam admitted at a press conference June 13.
He had discovered a fault related to an oil leak in the cushioning system in Innova and Fortuner cars, while in the Corolla Altis the company did not install one part in accordance with original technical designs, he said.
If Toyota did not publicly admit these faults, he would file a complaint with the Vietnam Register, the government agency in charge in vehicle safety, he warned.
Earlier this year Tach blew the whistle on three faults in various cars before the company admitted them and recalled 73,000 cars in April.
Tach was recently suspended for three months on the grounds that he negatively affected work and had a “bad influence” on colleagues.
But the company has denied targeting him, saying the suspension is in line with labor laws and company regulations.
The company explained at a press conference on June 13 that it was due to Tach’s baseless accusations that caused disunity among employees, and not due to his expose.
Tach told Dan Viet newspaper on Tuesday that he is preparing to open his own business and would quit the Toyota job.
But he told Tuoi Tre that he had sent a letter to Akito Tachibana to appeal against his suspension.
Tach in late April received the “Responsibility Prize” from the Center for Research on Communication Development under Hanoi-based Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Association.
