PARIS, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The French carmaker Renault has recalled over 387,000 cars in 2009 to repair steering problems, the company announced on Tuesday.

    In total, 387,399 cars were affected by the recall in October 2009, including the Scenic model, produced between January 2006 and March 2007, and Kangoo model, manufactured between 2008 and January 2009, the company spokesman said.

    The steering defects make customers feel hard to manage turning so the company decided to launch the recall, France's second-largest automaker explained, adding that the defect car can be fixed in about 30 minutes after sent back to garage.

    This recall mainly covered about 144,000 cars in France and some 18,000 in Belgium.