JPJ seizes 37 vehicles with extreme modifications, including RM150,000 exhausts, in Ops Ekstrem
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — The Road Transport Department (JPJ) seized 37 vehicles found to have undergone extreme modifications, including air suspension systems, during Ops Ekstrem on Sunday.
Its director-general, Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli, said JPJ will hold the seized vehicles until legal action is taken against their owners and the vehicles are restored to their original specifications and condition.
He said the operation, which was conducted from 1 am to 5 am around the capital, particularly along Jalan Raja Laut, inspected 156 vehicles, with action taken against 97 of them for various offences.
“Some vehicles had been extensively modified, with their bodies lowered to the point of almost touching the road, while some owners had spent up to RM150,000 on exhaust modifications that produced flames.
“Roads are not a place to showcase extreme vehicle modifications that push vehicles to their limits, disrupt public order and endanger other road users,” he said at a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory JPJ office last night.
Aedy Fadly said 485 notices were issued for various offences, with the highest number, 97, involving registration numbers that did not comply with specifications, followed by expired Motor Vehicle Licences (66), lack of insurance coverage (57), tinted windows (44), and vehicle modifications (11), while exhaust-related offences accounted for 77 cases.
On the growing use of air suspension systems, which cost between RM15,000 and RM25,000, he said the systems were initially brought into the capital from Borneo and have become popular among those in their 20s and 30s.
He said the Ops Ekstrem operation, prompted by public complaints about disturbances at night, will expand nationwide starting this week.
According to him, JPJ will refer such modifications to the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) and the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) to curb the entry of illegal components and take action against unregistered workshops.
