Ferrari recalls 171 defective luxury cars in China

Mar. 20, 2009 (China Knowledge) - Ferrari Maserati Cars Sales and Services (Shanghai) Co Ltd, the solely licensed retailer of Ferrari in Shanghai and Jiangsu Province, yesterday said it will recall 171 luxury cars in China as those cars have instrument panel problems, sources reported.

The company said that it had submitted a report to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China (AQSIQ). The 171 cars to be recalled were made in Italy before Feb. 24, 2009 and were found equipped with flawed parking sensors.

The company will recall three models, namely Maserati Quattroporte series, GranTurismo, and GranTurismo S, according to sources.

The instrument panel problems, which may cause the alarm buzzer to fail to sound the alert if the safety belt is unfastened, thus cause dangers to both drivers and passengers.

The Shanghai-based company last December also recalled 659 Maserati sedans of the three models in China due to the suspension system problems.