German carmaker BMW is required to recall about 12,000 vehicles for faulty baby seat latch, Seoul's transportation ministry said on Wednesday.

BMW Korea, the South Korean importer and distributor of BMW brand, will be subject to recalling 11,968 vehicles of 11 models, including X3 xDrive20i, that were produced between Nov. 19, 2010 and April 15 this year, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Welding defect was found from latches for baby seat of the models, raising possibility for baby seat not to be fixed properly, the ministry said.

Owners of the vehicles will be allowed to repair free of charge from next Friday.

GM Korea, the South Korean unit of U.S.-based General Motors, will be subject to recalling 384 vehicles of Malibu and Alpheon models that were manufactured between July 9 and July 13.

Those vehicles have a faulty buckle in back seat belt. Owners of the vehicles can exchange the buckles free of charge from next Wednesday. Enditem

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