Aston Martin, producer of some of the world's most expensive race cars, will recall 602 vehicles on the Chinese mainland due to seat heater problems, the country's top quality supervisor said on Thursday.

 The affected models include the V8 Vantage, V8 Vantage S, DB9, Virage and DBS manufactured between October 2006 and October 2014, said the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. 

The electronic module for the front seat heaters may fail in certain vehicles due to the lack of monitoring and power-off protection functions, which could cause overheating of the seats and pose safety risks, the government agency said in a statement on its website.

The recall starts on January 9.