Manufacturers kept recalls secret as they did not want problems publicised , a former senior official at the road transport department told the Takata airbags inquiry on Tuesday.
Sotiris Kolettas, who led the department between 2006 and 2019, said that no government department globally had the power to initiate vehicle recalls independently.
“The decision lies with the manufacturer,” he said, adding that recalls are carried out via official representatives, who
