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Dealers can still sell units that don't have the defective part. The stop-sale order for those faulty Cruzes will remain in effect until further notice.Chevrolet Cruze sedans in the U.S. and Canada have been put on halt because of a potential defect in airbags made by beleaguered airbag supplier Takata -- the same company that forced Honda, Nissan, and Mazda to announce massive recalls over the past few days.

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"Certain vehicles may be equipped with a suspect driver's airbag inflator module that may have been assembled with an incorrect part," GM spokesmen Jim Cain said in a statement. "We are working diligently with the supplier of the defective part to identify specific vehicles affected and expect to resume deliveries by the end of this week once those vehicles are identified."

A total of 33,000 Cruzes may be affected.

Dealers can still sell units that don't have the defective part. The stop-sale order for those faulty Cruzes will remain in effect until further notice.

So far this year, General Motors has recalled more than 20 million vehicles and agreed to pay a record fine of $35 million for failing to notify regulators in a timely manner about an ignition switch defect.


_{Source: USA Today}