The recall by SGMW will start from August 16 and involve Baojun 560 models produced between January 5 and July 13 this year, according to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.
The company will replace the defective TCMs on 12485 vehicles for free, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Established in 2002, SGMW is a three-shareholder joint venture, with capital from SAIC Motor Corporation Limited, Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co Limited and GM China, a unit of US carmaker General Motors in China.