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Toyota And Nissan Admit Their American-Made Vehicles Aren't Up To Japanese Standards
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this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2026
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Yes, that's how national standards work.
You also can't import a Japanese-made vehicle to the US until it's 25 or more years old because the safety specs are different.
And almost all US market vehicles are not up to Canadian standards - starting with the Canadian requirement to have driver adjustable headlight elevation trim...
Man...that would be an awesome feature...
I could swear my 80s accord had that feature
Those were some of the best cars I've ever seen. My dad got 400K miles out of his