BEIJING, Sept. 17 — The FAW Group, a state-owned car manufacturer, will recall 22,817 Mazda cars due to defective dusk seal rings, according to China’s top quality supervisor.

The affected vehicles include 3,881 Mazda CX-7 cars manufactured between Jan. 6, 2013 and Aug. 13, 2014, and 18,936 Mazda 8 cars manufactured between April 19, 2010 and July 21, 2014, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said in a statement.

The defective dusk seal rings can cause malfunctioning of the lower control arms of these vehicles, and result in safety problems, said the statement.

FAW will check and replace the defective parts free of charge. The recall will start in April 14, 2017.

– Xinhua