washington two u.s. senators urge auto safety regulators publicly name make model tens millions vehicles potentially faulty takata air bag inflators accord letter make public late thursday may still 50 million airbags instal vehicles whose owners idea also way find drive car contain potentially lethal airbags write senators ed markey massachusetts democrat richard blumenthal connecticut democrat wednesday u.s. national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa confirm japanese air bag manufacturer would declare 35 million 40 million additional inflators defective 2019 prompt automakers recall vehicles inflators 50 million inflators could still recall include 27 million side air bag 23 million frontal air bag inflators part november agreement nhtsa vehicles must also recall 2019 unless takata prove safe takata must issue five separate defect report start may 16 end 2019. takata say first report cover 14 million 35 million 40 million inflators recall second report due dec. 31 subsequent report due 2017 2018 2019. nhtsa spokesman bryan thomas say automakers provide information model make come weeks directly respond senators demand inflators yet recall takata spokesman jar levy decline comment senators want nhtsa release regular update regard test data takata airbags failure rat date 14 automakers recall 28.8 million takata inflators 24 million vehicles three additional automakers part expansion late recall mean takata ammonium nitrate-based driver passenger frontal air bag inflators without chemical dry agent know desiccant recall 23 million takata frontal air bag desiccant recall expose moisture ammonium nitrate use inflate air bag cause inflator rupture deadly force spray shrapnel vehicle occupants defect link least 11 deaths 100 injuries worldwide since 2008. takata say aware rupture inflators vehicles part recall announce wednesday senators urge regulators id vehicles possible faulty takata air bag