Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. announced Wednesday it will recall about 112,000 large vehicles due to defective wheel hubs that have caused a series of accidents.
The truck and bus maker officially apologized for taking so long to recognize the design flaw, which causes wheels to detach from the vehicles, after an accident two years ago that left a Yokohama woman dead.
"We deeply regret the long time of two years it took (after a fatal accident in Yokohama) to file the recall, and wish to apologize for having caused public disturbance," Mitsubishi Fuso President Wilfried Porth told a news conference.