TOKYO (Nikkei)--Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will finally report to Transport Minister Hajime Morita on Wednesday customer complaints about six major vehicle defects that will involve the recall of 459,000 passenger cars, and three that will result in the recall of 55,000 trucks, company sources said Monday. In each of the cases, vehicles failed to meet safety standards.

The major automaker will also report five less serious auto defects that do not violate safety standards but do require measures to improve safety and reduce air pollution. The cases will lead to 180,000 recalls.

Conducted earlier this month, the ministry's on-the-spot inspection of Mitsubishi Motors found that the company had failed to report a total of 14 defects.

Following the preliminary findings of an ongoing in-house investigation, Katsuhiko Kawasoe, company president, will meet the press on Wednesday to explain why the automaker failed to disclose all information on customer complaints.

The company plans to complete the investigation by the end of August.

(The Nihon Keizai Shimbun Tuesday morning edition)