豊田織機、３機種の型式取り消し　エンジン認証不正で処分―国交省

　豊田自動織機のエンジン認証不正で、国土交通省は５日、道路運送車両法に基づき産業機械用エンジン３機種の「型式指定」を取り消す行政処分を出した。同社は昨年４月にもフォークリフト用２機種で処分を受けており、産業機械用の主力全５機種が取り消しとなった。
　国交省によると、型式指定の取り消し対象はフォークリフト用２機種と建設機械用１機種。排ガス試験で制御ソフトの不正な書き換えや測定データの改ざんなどがあり、特に悪質と判断された。このうち建設機械用は排ガス性能が基準に適合していなかった。（2024/03/05-15:45）

Japan's transport ministry on Tuesday revoked its type approval for three industrial machinery engine models of Toyota Industries Corp., acting on performance test cheating by the company.
   With the ministry having taken similar punitive action in April last year for two forklift engine models of the company, all of its five mainstay industrial machinery engine models have now lost type approval.
   The latest punishment, based on the road transport vehicle law, was for two forklift engine models and one construction machinery engine model.
   Among fraudulent activities by the company, the ministry concluded that tampering with control software during emissions tests and falsifying collected data were especially malicious. The emissions performance of the construction machinery engine model did not meet the required standards.
   Type approval is necessary for the mass production of vehicles, engines and other products. If the state approval is revoked, companies are virtually unable to manufacture the products concerned in Japan.