Japanese transportation authorities have halted certification of new vehicles made by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck following allegations company officials covered up defects that caused wheels to come loose.

The decision prevents Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp., partially owned by DaimlerChrysler AG, from selling vehicles equipped with its newest wheel hubs until their safety is verified, according to news wires.
Although there have been no reports of defects in the "F-type" hubs, the ministry decided to confirm their safety after the company in recalled more than 100,000 vehicles using earlier hub types with design flaws that allegedly caused wheels to fall off.
Last week, seven former Mitsubishi executives were arrested on suspicion they falsified a report on an accident in 2002 in which a wheel flew off a truck and killed a woman.
Mitsubishi Fuso was spun off from Mitsubishi Motors last year.
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