Maserati recalls 56 Quattroportes in China for software defects
Shanghai. October 10 (Gasgoo.com) - Maserati will start to recall 56 Quattroportes in Chinese market tomorrow. The problematic Quattroportes produced prior to April 5th, 2007 will be called back for potential safety concerns caused by software defect.
Maserati Quattroporte
The stability control system of the related Quattroportes could switch off when the car is started at the time its battery level is low, Ferrari-Maserati Cars Int. Trading (SH) Co., the only Maserati importer in China, said in an official statement.
The Maserati Stability Program (MSP), if turned off, could restrict the driver from controlling his vehicle on the road. This defect is stemmed from a flawed software management system in ABS/ASR electrical control unit (ECU).
Up to now, no accident related to this defect has been reported. .
Quattroportes, priced at about 2 million yuan ($265,728), is also the only Maserati model sold in China.The super-luxury Italian automaker sold 117 vehicles in China last year, up 62% from 2005.
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