Nissan factories were searched after the announcement of a recall of 1.2 million cars

Representatives of Japan's Ministry of Public Lands, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism conducted searches on October 3 at two Nissan factories located in Kyoto and Tochigi prefectures, Reuters reports.

According to the agency, this is due to the fact that the manufacturer's vehicles were not tested for safety before they were sold in accordance with local legislation, and Nissan employees were not qualified to conduct such tests.

In total, according to Japanese authorities, violations could occur at six factories of the corporation, Kommersant notes. Nissan representatives confirmed the information about the searches. "We are currently conducting an investigation into vehicle safety checks at our factories," company spokesman Nick Maxfield told reporters.

October 2 Nissan Motor Co. announced the recall of more than 1.2 million of its cars across 20 different models in the domestic market for re-checking for safety. We are talking about cars produced from October 2014 to September 2017.

The report said the recall would be announced after Nissan submits relevant documents to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport this week.

Previously, the company admitted that it produced tens of thousands of cars for its home market without checking them for compliance with all necessary safety requirements.