Tokyo, Nov 16 (EFE) .- The Japanese manufacturer Subaru today announced a call to review of 395,000 vehicles after recognizing that it used unqualified personnel for decades to carry out the safety inspections at two of its plants in Japan.

Subaru, which initially estimated at 255,000 units that should be revised, has increased the figure and included a total of nine of its models, among which are the sports "86", marketed by Toyota, although none sold abroad has been affected.

The Japanese manufacturer recognized end of October that discovered, after an internal inspection, this irregular practice and explained that it has not been subject to the Japanese regulation of certificates for at least the three last decades in two of its plants in the Gunma prefecture (center).

The reason is that the company applied its own regulations for inspections to be carried out by personnel with technical experience, although without the certification required by Japanese law, as explained by the company.

Subaru has raised the number of vehicles calling for a review because, according to the Recognized, it has been unable to identify the units that were inspected by unauthorized workers, Kyodo news agency reported.

Cars called for revision are those marketed since 2014, since those sold before that deadline had to go through mandatory technical reviews before.

This practice unveiled by Subaru coincides with that of also Japanese Nissan manufacturer, which announced in early October a call for review of 1.2 million vehicles in Japan after admitting irregularities in safety inspections of some models.

The affected vehicles passed safety checks by personnel who did not have the necessary qualifications, and therefore violate Japanese regulations, As recognized by Nissan, whose alliance with Renault was in the first half of the year the world's largest seller of vehicles.

Manufacturers in Japan are required to perform inspections of mechanisms such as brakes or management to ensure their safety before being distributed and these must be carried out by employees certified by the authorities.