A defective design on Maserati's floor mat and accelerator pedal has triggered the Italian luxury car maker to recall a total of 20,842 vehicles in China.

According to China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, Maserati Quattroporte and Ghibli models are included in the recall.

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The said Maserati models were manufactured between March 22, 2013 and December 3, 2015 and imported to China, the country's top quality watchdog announced on Monday.

According to the watchdog, the defect on Maserati's floor mat and accelator pedal could result to collision because the design could get the pedal stuck in the working position.

Starting March 28, the Italian luxury car maker will replace the mat and pedal on the imported Maserati Quattroporte and Ghibli models for free, the official Xinhua news agency has reported.

China is now the world's biggest automobile market, an important country for the world's top vehicle makers.

Quality is an important thing for car manufacturers in China and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has been issuing recall orders, involving hundreds of thousands of vehicles.

In November of last year, Maserati recalled 319 vehicles on the Chinese mainland due to defects in wiring.

The recalled Maserati vehicles include the Maserati Quattrope V8 Models that were manufactured between March 22, 2013 and October 11, 2014.

The defects in the generator wiring harness could result to the generator stalling or flaming out, the statement issued by the quality watchdog said.

In 2011, Maserati also recalled 56 vehicles imported to China due to defective track bars. The said defect could result to the vehicles moving out of control.

The recall involved 37 Quattroporte models and 19 Gran Turismo models that were manufactured from July 3, 2008 to September 30 2008.

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