BEIJING - Luxury carmaker Porsche (China) will recall 20,826 vehicles on the Chinese mainland starting from March 23, China's consumer quality watchdog said Friday.

The vehicles, including Cayenne, Cayenne S, Cayenne S Hybrid, Cayenne Turbo and Cayenne Diesel models, are being recalled because of a design defect in the vehicles' headlights, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said in a statement on its website.

The defect could cause the headlights to stop functioning under certain circumstances, the administration said, citing a report delivered by Porsche.

The recalled vehicles were produced between March 8, 2010 and January 31, 2012, the statement said.