On December 17, the BBC reported that the Tata Group, the multinational corporation which owns Jaguar Land Rover and has ties to VinFast, fired mechanical engineer Hazar Denli after he blew the whistle on the safety of electric cars produced by VinFast.
According to U.S. whistleblower law firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto (KKC), Denli has filed whistleblower disclosures with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Both the SEC and NHTSA have whistleblower programs offering monetary awards to whistleblowers whose disclosures lead to successful enforcement actions.
Denli is specialist in chassis design and while working on VinFast electric cars he identified improperly designed components in the car’s chassis, including its suspension system.
“At low mileages, some of them were snapping off, he said,” the BBC reports. “That created a risk that under stress, such as hitting a pothole at speed, the wheels could become misaligned, causing the car to veer to the left or right without prompting, and the driver could lose control, Mr Denli added.”
After reporting internally, Denli posted his safety concerns anonymously on Reddit. The Tata Group was able to identify him as the poster and subsequently fired him. According to KKC, Denli made official whistleblower disclosures to the SEC and NHTSA before speaking to the BBC for their reporting.
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