IHT: Ex-head of Mitsubishi arrested with 5 others: Hidden defects suspected in fatal crash

The Japanese police on Thursday arrested a former president of Mitsubishi Motors and five other former executives on charges relating to the company's failure to disclose a vehicle defect suspected of causing a fatal accident in 2002.

Over the last several months, Mitsubishi Motors and Mitsubishi Fuso have recalled hundreds of thousands of vehicles to repair defects, including problems that caused fuel tanks and wheels to suddenly fall off moving vehicles.