Yugen Kaisha Motorax, located in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, was subject to a suspension of the issuance of safety compliance certificates under the Road Transport Vehicle Law by the Kyushu Transport Bureau from November 29, 2023, to December 28, 2023. The violations included: 1) failing to conduct some or all vehicle inspection device calibrations; 2) incomplete or erroneous entries in designated maintenance records; 3) issuing compliance certificates during periods when the vehicle lacked compulsory insurance coverage, despite the certificates being used to renew vehicle inspections. The action was based on Articles 94-3(1), 94-6(1), and 94-8(1)(5) of the Road Transport Vehicle Law.

1. Failed to conduct some or all inspections of testing equipment. 2. Omitted or incorrectly recorded information in the designated maintenance record book. 3. Issued a certificate of conformity and a vehicle inspection certificate valid until the expiration date of the vehicle inspection period updated by the certificate, despite the vehicle being uninsured for most of that period. Kyushu Transport Bureau, Vehicle Safety and Technology Department, Maintenance Division, 092-472-2537.

Motorax Ltd., located in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, was subject to a suspension of the issuance of safety compliance certificates from April 30 to June 28, 2024, by the Kyushu Transportation Bureau. The violations involved not maintaining a system to comply with legal requirements, issuing certificates in non-compliance with safety standards without proper inspections, intentionally omitting parts of inspections, falsifying designated maintenance records, and issuing certificates during periods when vehicles were not insured for compulsory automobile liability insurance, despite the certificates being used to renew vehicle inspections. The violations are based on Articles 94-3(1), 94-5(1), 94-6(1), and 94-8(1) of the Road Transport Vehicle Law.

Motorax Co., Ltd., located in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, was subject to an order of dismissal for its vehicle inspector by the Kyushu Transport Bureau on April 25, 2024. The violation involved the inspector certifying vehicle compliance certificates despite not conducting part of the inspection, contrary to Article 94-5, Paragraph 4 of the Road Transport Vehicle Law. The enforcement was carried out by the Kyushu Transport Bureau's Vehicle Safety Department, Maintenance Division.