Improper use of parts and falsification of shipping data at a domestic plant
First written in FY2018. 1 of 5 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2018. Latest entry: FY2019.
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- FY2019DroppedAnnual reportThe filing contains no specific disclosure of the cases involving improper use of parts, falsification of shipping data, country-of-origin labeling and other matters at the domestic plant that had been disclosed through the previous quarter.
- FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Regarding these newly identified matters, explanations to customers and corrective actions concerning the inappropriate country-of-origin labeling have been completed. Regarding the changes to production processes made without customers' prior approval, the company has reported the facts to customers receiving the shipments and is jointly verifying with them the impact on the quality of their products, as with the other improper conduct. To date, no cases have been identified that require products to be taken out of use immediately or recalled.」
The company continued to disclose the status of explanations to customers and corrective actions concerning the improper conduct, as well as verification of its quality impact. Corrective actions for the country-of-origin labeling have been completed, verification of the unapproved process changes is continuing, and no cases requiring immediate suspension of use or product recalls have been identified. - FY2019-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Regarding these newly identified matters, explanations to customers and corrective actions concerning the inappropriate country-of-origin labeling have been completed. Regarding the changes to production processes made without customers' prior approval, the company has reported the facts to customers receiving the shipments and is jointly verifying with them the impact on the quality of their products, as with the other improper conduct.」
Explanations to customers and completion of corrective actions concerning the inappropriate country-of-origin labeling were disclosed. Verification with customers of the quality impact of the unapproved production-process changes is continuing. - FY2019-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The investigation report also describes newly identified improper conduct involving the inappropriate labeling of the country of origin for certain products at a domestic plant and changes to production processes made without obtaining the customers' prior approval.」
In addition to the improper use of parts and falsification of shipping data already identified, inappropriate country-of-origin labeling and unapproved changes to production processes were newly discovered, expanding the scope of the improper conduct. - FY2018MaterialisedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, an internal investigation found that, for certain products manufactured at a domestic plant, parts purchased from Chinese manufacturers had been installed and the products sold and shipped without obtaining the customers' prior approval, even though parts manufactured in-house should have been used. The investigation also found that, in some cases, shipping-related data had been falsified and products had been shipped as though they contained parts manufactured by the company.」
An internal investigation found the use of parts manufactured by an unapproved Chinese supplier and the falsification of shipping-related data at a domestic plant. No cases requiring products to be taken out of use or recalled, or raising safety concerns, have been identified at this time, but the possibility of losses and other impacts depending on future developments was disclosed.