BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Dealers will recall 6,961 imported Infiniti and Nissan Fuga automobiles from China, the country's quality watchdog said Tuesday.

The recalled autos were installed with problematic gas generators, according to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.

The recall started from Dec. 1, 2016 and affects imported vehicles that were manufactured between October 2004 and May 2010.

Global and Chinese automakers recalled a record 8.8 million defective vehicles in the first half of the year, more than double the number for the same period last year.

Japanese automakers recalled the largest number of vehicles at nearly 5.7 million units in 40 batches, followed by U.S. and German automakers.