Fiat Chrysler Recalls 13,000 Maserati Cars

The Maserati unit of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV FCAU is recalling 13,092 Quattroporte and Ghibli luxury cars in the United States because they may roll away after drivers mistakenly believe they have engaged the vehicles in 'park' mode, Reuters reported citing government documents.

The latest recall comes after the automaker recalled 1.1 million vehicles worldwide in April, over the same issue, including the 2012-2014 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 sedans and 2014-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee sport utility vehicles.

Reuters said the new recall covers 2014 Maserati cars with an eight-speed transmission.

According to the report, Maserati North America said in documents posted with NHTSA it was unaware of any injuries or crashes linked to the issue. The earlier recall was linked to 41 injuries, 212 crashes and 308 reports of property damage, and came after the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation in August into the issue and upgraded the probe in February.

Reuters noted that the agency told Maserati on May 24 it believed Fiat Chrysler should recall the vehicles posing the same rollaway potential as the vehicles recalled in April. Maserati agreed to the recall on June 1, but it wasn't made public by NHTSA until Thursday.