The Japanese government conducted on-site inspections of two factories of IHI's subsidiary on Thursday, a day after the major engine maker announced that its fuel economy data had been falsified for decades.
The Ministry of Transport announced that it conducted on-site inspections of IHI Power Systems' factories in Niigata and Gunma prefectures after discovering data fraud on 4,361 engines.
IHI says data falsification may have occurred at the Niigata Plant since the late 1980s and at the Gunma Plant since 2001.
Ministry of Transport officials entered IHI Power Systems' Niigata factory for inspection on April 25, 2024. (Joint)
Following the inspection by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, IHI released a statement saying, “We will cooperate and respond in good faith.We will work to prevent recurrence while receiving guidance from the supervisory authorities.''
According to IHI, some of the affected engines were used on Japan Coast Guard patrol boats and Hokkaido Railway trains, and may have also been used on fishing boats owned by some local governments. is said to be high.
IHI said test data had been falsified to show improved fuel efficiency, adding that the data had been corrected.
This fraudulent activity was discovered in February after a whistleblower from a subsidiary reported it.
The latest inspection is a further blow to IHI, which admitted misconduct in the production of aircraft engine parts in 2019 and received a business improvement order from the ministry.
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