More than 4.7 million owners of vehicles are being urged to take their cars to their dealers and have the vehicle's airbags checked out. On Monday the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said the airbags made by Takata could be defective and to take action immediately.

The warning was most pressing for vehicle owners in Florida, Puerto Rico, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands and Hawaii. High humidity could be a factor, the agency said. But the agency also said anybody who received a recall notice for defective airbags made by Takata should see a dealer.

The airbags could fail to deploy properly, the agency said.

The NHTSA has been investigating since June. So far six incidents have been reported and at least one death has been attributed to the airbag explosions.

In a statement on its website, Japanese company Takata said In a statement on its website, Takata said it is cooperating with the NHTSA and is committed to ensuring the safety and functionality of its airbag inflators and strives to avoid any malfunction.

The vehicles in question were made between 2000 and 2006 by Toyota, Honda, Mazda, BMW, Nissan, and General Motors.

On the website safecar.gov, consumers can search by their vehicle identification number (VIN) to confirm whether their individual vehicle has an open recall or one related to the airbag problem that needs to be addressed.

Here is a list of vehicle affected by the recall issued Monday:

Toyota: 778,177 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2002 – 2004 Lexus SC
2003 – 2004 Toyota Corolla
2003 – 2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix
2002 – 2004 Toyota Sequoia
2003 – 2004 Toyota Tundra
2003 – 2004 Pontiac Vibe

Honda: 2,803,214 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2001 – 2007 Honda Accord (4 cyl)
2001 – 2002 Honda Accord (6 cyl)
2001 – 2005 Honda Civic
2002 – 2006 Honda CR-V
2003 – 2011 Honda Element
2002 – 2004 Honda Odyssey
2003 – 2007 Honda Pilot
2006 – Honda Ridgeline
2003 – 2006 Acura MDX
2002 – 2003 Acura TL/CL

Nissan: 437,712 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2001 – 2003 Nissan Maxima
2001 – 2003 Nissan Pathfinder
2002 – 2003 Nissan Sentra
2001 – 2003 Infiniti I30/I35
2002 – 2003 Infiniti QX4
2003 – Infiniti FX

Mazda: 18,050 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2003 – 2004 Mazda6
2004 – Mazda RX-8

BMW: 573,935 total number of potentially affected vehicles
2000 – 2005 3 Series Sedan
2000 – 2006 3 Series Coupe
2000 – 2005 3 Series Sports Wagon
2000 – 2006 3 Series Convertible
2001 – 2006 M3 Coupe
2001 – 2006 M3 Convertible

General Motors: 133,221 total number potentially affected vehicles
2002 – 2003 Buick LeSabre
2002 – 2003 Buick Rendezvous
2002 – 2003 Cadillac DeVille
2002 – 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer
2002 – 2003 Chevrolet Impala
2002 – 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
2002 – 2003 Chevrolet Venture
2002 – 2003 GMC Envoy
2002 – 2003 GMC Envoy XL
2002 – 2003 Oldsmobile Aurora
2002 – 2003 Oldsmobile Bravada
2002 – 2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette
2002 – 2003 Pontiac Bonneville
2002 – 2003 Pontiac Montana