German carmaker Volkswagen will recall 384,000 vehicles sold in China due to gearbox problems, the top quality watchdog said on Wednesday.

Starting April 2, Volkswagen's sales subsidiary and two joint ventures will recall vehicles made or imported since December 2008, according to a statement by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.

The models include the imported Scirocco, Golf Variant and Audi A3, and locally produced models such as New Bora, Golf A6, Sagitar, Magotan, Touran, Lavida and New Passat.