The government is expanding the recall of vehicles that have Takata airbags -- to over 60 million air bags.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration expanded the recall to include 35-40 million air bags.There are already 28.8 million air bags subjected to the recall.

The problem is linked to the Takata air bag inflators. The agency confirmed a combination of time, environmental moisture and fluctuating high temperatures affects the ammonium nitrate propellant in the inflators. If the propellant burns too quickly, it will rupture the inflator module, causing shrapnel to fly through the air bag and into the people in the vehicle.

The ruptures have been tied to 10 deaths and more than 100 injuries in the United States.

Replacement inflators are being made available to the highest-risk vehicles first. The recall  is being done in phases between May 2016 and December 2019. The complete recall schedule was released on the NHTSA website.

Schedule for Future Recalls

Takata Defect Filing Date Zone A Vehicles Zone B Vehicles Zone C Vehicles
May 16, 2016 MY 2011 & Older MY 2008 & Older MY 2004 & Older
December 31, 2016 MY 2012 & Older MY 2009 & Older MY 2008 & Older
December 31, 2017 MY 2013 & Older MY 2010 & Older MY 2009 & Older
December 31, 2018 All remaining vehicles All remaining vehicles All remaining vehicles
December 31, 2019 All like-for-like
replacement parts		 All like-for-like
replacement parts		 All like-for-like
replacement parts

Recall Zones Based on Temperature & Humidity

Zone A: Hot & Humid

Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Zone B: Less Hot & Humid

Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia

Zone C: Least Hot & Humid

Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming

It's considered the largest and most complex safety recall in U.S. history.

To find out if your vehicle is affected, head to the NHTSA website.