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Used Import Checks Specialised Training That’S ‘Broken’, MIA Says Proven to Increase Profits New Zealand’S Used Vehicle Importing Process Is Broken THE TRUSTED VOICE OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS www.autofile.co.nz October 2016 Used import checks Specialised training that’s ‘broken’, MIA says proven to increase profits New Zealand’s used vehicle importing process is broken, because it failed to identify cars with disabled passenger-side if the vehicle data in this shot to show that : Note: some dummy. ry query MVRy, the details class will display authorisation Registered person histo airbags, according to the Motor Industry Association (MIA). was owned by a compan extended he NZTA is now done in stages due to the urgently working short supply of new airbag to identify the inflators. The Takata recall p4 vehicles,T imported from is the largest in history, Japan since 2015, which affecting more than 100 have been modified to million vehicles worldwide, Credit fees disengage the passenger after Takata’s faulty airbag feedback airbags as a quick, inflators were linked to 14 sought interim fix to the Takata deaths and 150 injuries. airbag recall. But the interim fix is not p Toyota NZ has compliant in New Zealand, 8 identified 8,373 used where it is illegal to tamper imports where a Some used vehicles imported after 2015 have the passenger with the airbag, Crawford p disabling device was airbag deactivated explains. 13 Scott Dixon fitted to the passenger been imported into New Zealand The NZTA’s website says headlines airbag. Of these, 7,491 have been with the interim fix, and not all of it is safer to have a functioning, Legends registered and are on the road in the them will be easy to identify but potentially faulty, airbag than of Speed New Zealand. because not all parent companies to have none at all, as only a very The carmaker has provided were notified about the process small percentage of the airbags are NZTA with the registration in Japan. likely to malfunction in a crash. numbers of these cars and they will Crawford explains the interim While Crawford believes none Profiling industry be flagged at Warrant of Fitness fix was done at the customer’s of the importers in New Zealand, stalwart (WoF) stage, so the airbags can be request and was allowed in Japan nor their agents in Japan, knew the reconnected. because passenger-side airbags are airbags were disabled, they should But MIA chief executive David not compulsory. have identified that the vehicles Crawford says about another These vehicles are still subject were subject to recall. p 22 7,500 vehicles are likely to have to the Takata recall, which is being “The recall should’ve been [continued on page 5] GLOBAL VEHICLE LOGISTICS NZ - JAPAN - AUSTRALIA - UK - EUROPE LOCALLY OWNED SHIPPING SPECIALISTS Jacanna offers a professional service with a wealth of knowledge and expertise in logistics, warehousing and distribution across all commodities. 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