Form 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16]

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of June, 2024

Commission File Number 001-14948

 

 

Toyota Motor Corporation

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

 

 

1, Toyota-cho, Toyota City,

Aichi Prefecture 471-8571,

Japan

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F   X   Form 40-F    

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Material Contained in this Report:

 

I.	English translation of the registrant’s announcement with respect to the results of investigation regarding model certification applications, as filed by the registrant with the Tokyo Stock Exchange on June 3, 2024.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Toyota Motor Corporation
By:		/s/ Yoshihide Moriyama
		Name:		Yoshihide Moriyama
		Title:		General Manager,
				Capital Strategy & Affiliated Companies Finance Division

Date: June 3, 2024

June 3, 2024

Results of Investigation Regarding Model Certification Applications

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) investigated its model certification applications as per instructions from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) on January 26 this year. Although the investigation is still in progress, seven models, including some that have already been discontinued since 2014, were tested using methods that differed from the government standards, and we reported this to MLIT on May 31.

The model certification applications in question involve inadequate data in pedestrian and occupant protection tests for three production models (Corolla Fielder/Axio and Yaris Cross) and errors in crash tests and other test methods for four discontinued models (Crown, Isis, Sienta, and RX).

We sincerely apologize for any concern or inconvenience this may cause to our customers and stakeholders who have placed their trust in Toyota. We take it seriously that the problem was discovered at Toyota following the recent discovery of certification issues at Hino Motors, Ltd. and Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Toyota Industries Corporation.

Following comprehensive internal verifications on the affected vehicles, including those that are no longer in production, we can confirm that there are no performance issues that contravene laws and regulations. Therefore, there is no need to stop using the affected vehicles. However, considering these findings, we have taken action to temporarily halt shipments and sales of three models currently produced in Japan (Corolla Fielder, Corolla Axio, and Yaris Cross), effective today. We will continue to provide detailed explanations to the authorities and expedite appropriate measures, including conducting testing in the presence of witnesses.

In January this year, we announced the Toyota Group Vision, “Inventing our path forward, together.” We will continue to work on making “ever-better cars” in a genba where employees have authority, which is a unique Toyota corporate culture.

Again, we extend our sincere apologies to our customers and stakeholders.

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