When a motor vehicle manufacturer, etc. finds that the structure, equipment or performance of a certain range of motor vehicles of the same model that it manufactured or imported is in a condition in which it is likely to cease to conform to the safety standards or does not conform to them and that the cause lies in the process of design or manufacture, and intends to take the improvement measures necessary to eliminate the likelihood of those motor vehicles ceasing to conform to the safety standards or to make them conform to the safety standards, it must notify the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in advance of the following matters:
the status of the structure, equipment or performance found to be in a condition in which it is likely to cease to conform to the safety standards or does not conform to them, and its cause;
保安基準に適合しなくなるおそれがある状態又は適合していない状態にあると認める構造、装置又は性能の状況及びその原因
the details of the improvement measures; and
改善措置の内容
measures to make the matters listed in the preceding two items known to the users of those motor vehicles, and other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
When an equipment manufacturer, etc. finds that a certain range of specified aftermarket devices of the same model that it manufactured or imported are in a condition in which they are likely to cease to conform to the safety standards or do not conform to them and that the cause lies in the process of design or manufacture, and intends to take the improvement measures necessary to eliminate the likelihood of those specified aftermarket devices ceasing to conform to the safety standards or to make them conform to the safety standards, it must notify the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in advance of the following matters:
the status of the specified aftermarket devices found to be in a condition in which they are likely to cease to conform to the safety standards or do not conform to them, and their cause;
the details of the improvement measures; and
改善措置の内容
measures to make the matters listed in the preceding two items known to the users of those specified aftermarket devices, and other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
When the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism finds that the details of the improvement measures relating to a notification under paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph are not appropriate to eliminate the likelihood of those motor vehicles or specified aftermarket devices ceasing to conform to the safety standards or to make them conform to the safety standards, the Minister may instruct the motor vehicle manufacturer, etc. or equipment manufacturer, etc. that made the notification to change them.
A motor vehicle manufacturer, etc. that made a notification under paragraph (1) or an equipment manufacturer, etc. that made a notification under paragraph (2) must, as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, report to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on the status of implementation of the improvement measures relating to the notification.
When the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism intends to give an instruction under paragraph (3) and finds it necessary, the Minister is to have the Agency conduct a technical verification of whether the details of the improvement measures relating to a notification under paragraph (1) or (2) are appropriate, with respect to the structure, equipment or performance of motor vehicles, or specified aftermarket devices, to eliminate the likelihood of ceasing to conform to the safety standards or to make them conform to the safety standards.
When the Agency has conducted the technical verification under the preceding paragraph, it must without delay notify the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of the result of that technical verification.