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Air bag inflator recall expected to grow significantly

Visitors walk by child seats, manufactured and displayed by Takata Corp. at an automaker's showroom in Tokyo Wednesday, May 4, 2016. U.S. auto safety regulators are in talks with Takata Corp. to add tens of millions of air bag inflators to what already is the biggest auto recall in American history, three people briefed on the matter said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Visitors walk by child seats, manufactured and displayed by Takata Corp. at an automaker's showroom in Tokyo Wednesday, May 4, 2016. U.S. auto safety regulators are in talks with Takata Corp. to add tens of millions of air bag inflators to what already is the biggest auto recall in American history, three people briefed on the matter said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

By Associated Press 1 min read

DETROIT (AP) – The biggest automotive recall in U.S. history is about to get much larger.

U.S. safety regulators are expected to announce Wednesday that Japanese air bag maker Takata will recall over 35 million more air bag inflators that can potentially explode with too much force and injure people.

This latest action will more than double the size of the existing recall. Automakers have replaced only 28 percent of the 28.8 million inflators that have been recalled starting over two years ago, so the move raises questions about how quickly car owners can expect to get replacement parts.

Takata and other companies have been unable to make new inflators fast enough. Automakers also face difficulty in contacting owners and getting them to take cars to dealers for repairs.