Holden clears Cruze on airbag fault

Holden says an airbag fault that has halted sales of the popular Cruze small car in the US does not affect locally made versions sold in Australia.

Holden's US parent, General Motors, stopped sales of Chevrolet Cruze cars made in 2013 and 2014 in the US and Canada this week after a fault was discovered in airbags made by a Japanese supplier, Takata.

Potentially faulty airbags could rupture and blow debris around inside a car.

The Holden Cruze is made in Australia and, after an investigation, Holden said on Friday that the local version was not affected by the airbag issue.

The US sales halt order affected about 33,000 new and used vehicles.