General Motors is set to recall 33,000 Chevy Cruze cars from the model years of 2013-2014 because of potentially defective airbags. The airbags, made by Takata, were involved in a recent recall by Honda as well.

GM said that during a crash the airbags could fail to inflate, leaving the driver in an unprotected situation.

Although the Cruze recall isn't directly related to the Honda recall of 10.5 million vehicles worldwide, GM is still concerned with the Takata airbags could fail to deflate.

With this recent recall, GM is moving fast to identify which Cruze vehicles are affected, if there have been any injuries and more facts. They will share this information with safety regulators, GM spokesperson Jim Cain said.

GM will apply for the official recall "soon" with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Cain said.

Citing electrical problems with the Takata airbags, GM recalled 21,000 Cruze models from the model year of 2012. GM said they could fail to inflate.

Initially on Wednesday, GM immediately advised dealers to stop selling 2013-2014 Cruze cars. Later in the day though, they released that most of the 33,000 cars were already being driven by owners, and the others were in the hands of dealers.

Sales of the Cruze were allowed to continue later in the day Wednesday.

Since October 2012, GM has built 500,000 Chevy Cruze vehicles, and it is the top-selling GM car in North America. For the 2013 model year, GM introduced a Takata "smart airbag" that was designed to reduce injuries in crashes. But, Cain said Wednesday that some of the Takata airbags could have been installed with the wrong part and that production of the Cruze is continuing at the Ohio GM plant.

In 2014, GM has issued 44 recalls which affects about 20 million cars worldwide. Smaller cars have been the most affected. 

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