AN ADDITIONAL 2.7 MILLION TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATORS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLEX RECALL IN U-S HISTORY.  ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, THIS LATEST RECALL IS THE RESULT OF TESTING ORDERED BY FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO IDENTIFY DEFECTIVE INFLATORS BEFORE THEY BECOME DANGEROUS.  VEHICLES MADE BY 19 DIFFERENT AUTOMAKERS WITH INFLATORS MADE FROM 2005 TO 2012 HAVE BEEN RECALLED SINCE 2014.  THE NHTSA HAS DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE PROPELLANT USED TO INFLATE THE AIRBAGS.  ENVIRONMENTAL MOISTURE, HIGH TEMPERATURES AND AGE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEFECT THAT CAN IMPROPERLY INFLATE THE AIRBAGS SENDING SHRAPNEL INTO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.  TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN ELEVEN DEATHS AND ABOUT 180 INJURIES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM IN THE U-S.  MOTORISTS CAN CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL BY VISITING THE WEBSITE SAFERCAR.GOV.