Logos of Mitsubishi Motors Corp are seen on packages of toy cars at a showroom of the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's standards watchdog Rosstandart said on Thursday it had been informed Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp 7211.T was recalling 63,154 Galant and Pajero cars sold in Russia between November 2006 and February 2016.

The cars are being recalled because of possible issues with their air bags, the regulator said in a statement.