Jan. 17, 2018

Statement Regarding Impact of Kobe Steel Quality Issue on Toyota and Lexus Vehicles (final report)

We regret any inconvenience and concern caused to customers of Toyota and Lexus vehicles.

In response to the series of announcements made by Kobe Steel Ltd. regarding improper conduct related to materials used in vehicles, we have urgently investigated the impact of this matter on Toyota and Lexus vehicles.

On October 19 and on November 6, 2017, we announced the results of our investigations related to aluminum plates and some additional materials. Today, we announce the results of our investigations relating to the remaining materials.

We have examined the data that Kobe Steel provided (one or more years' worth) and evaluated the potential impacts of the materials purchased from Kobe Steel, using the data that contained the largest deviations from the specifications of Toyota or its suppliers. In these investigations, regarding all of the materials referenced in Kobe Steel's announcements on October 8, 11, and 13, 2017 we have confirmed that our vehicles' quality and performance satisfy our own internal standards.

Materials potentially affected by data falsification and its impact on Toyota and Lexus vehicles

Method of delivery to Toyota	Date of announcement by Kobe Steel	Material	Impact on vehicles related to
Method of delivery to Toyota	Date of announcement by Kobe Steel	Material	Material purchased from Kobe Steel in Japan	Material purchased from Kobe Steel outside of Japan
Directly purchased	October 8	Aluminum plates	No impact
Directly purchased	October 13	Copper tubes, steel wires, etc.	Not applicable (no such material purchased)
Purchased via supplier	October 8	Aluminum plates	No impact
		Cladding	No impact	No impact
		Aluminum extrusions	No impact	No impact
		Copper products	No impact
	October 11	Steel powder	No impact	No impact
	October 11	Sputtering target materials
	October 13	Copper tubes, steel wires, etc.

Thick-bordered boxes are newly announced today. Others were already announced on October 19 and November 6, 2017

As for Kobe Steel's announcements on October 20 and 26, 2017 that the company falsified data on some further materials, as announced on November 6, 2017, we have confirmed that these materials are not used in our vehicles.

The safety and peace of mind of our customers are among our highest priorities, and we will continue to make utmost effort to ensure quality of Toyota and Lexus vehicles going forward.