The Florida Department of Highway and Motor Vehicles on Tuesday issued a statement saying it was joining forces with Nissan to reach out to Floridians owning certain 2001-2006 model year Nissan and Infiniti vehicles to "immediately respond to an urgent recall notice." The state agency sent letters at the end of October to more than 41,500 motorists, said spokesperson Alexis Bakofsky. The state agency and manufacturers have sent notices to affected owners of highest risk vehicles who have not yet responded to a nationwide recall, asking that they contact an authorized deal for a free repair of the potentially deadly airbag inflators made by Takata, said the DHSMV, adding, "These notices should not be ignored." "It is critical that Florida motorists affected by this recall take action," Terry Rhodes, executive director of the Florida DHSMV, said in the statement.