Oct 08 2016

he Motor Industry Association - which represents the new vehicle industry - is urgently seeking clarification from the New Zealand Transport Agency on whether this is happening and if it is illegal

Meanwhile the NZTA says it is not illegal for vehicles that are subject to a manufacturer's recall to be sold or driven, because they do not pose an immediate risk to safety

But the MTA disputes that. It says while that might be true of vehicles already here, it might not be true of the vehicles when they are purchased in Japan for shipping to New Zealand

Our specific question is this," MIA chief executive officer David Crawford says

Our belief is that a recall on a vehicle needs to be closed out in the market the vehicle is sourced from, before it can come into the country

The debate is the latest New Zealand development in the worldwide recall of up to100 million vehicles because of potentially faulty airbag inflators that could cause injury or death to those inside the vehicle