Regulations for Motor Vehicle Safety Investigation, Recall /Correction, Supervision and Management(The official Regulations are written in Chinese, this English edition is for your reference only.) Article 8

If the vehicle safety case in the vehicle safety analysis report in Article 6 has been recognized as might have severe driving safety concern by the MOTC, the MOTC shall authorize the professional institution to conduct vehicle safety investigation as soon as possible.
中文原文 汽車安全性調查召回改正及監督管理辦法第8條
第六條汽車安全性分析報告經交通部認為汽車安全性案件有重大危害行車安全之虞時,應即委託專業機構進行汽車安全性調查。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.