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Air Bag Systems: Locations




SIR Identification Views

The SIR Identification Views shown below illustrate the approximate location of all SIR components available for the vehicle. This will assist in determining the appropriate SIR Disabling and Enabling for a given service procedure, refer to SIR Disabling and Enabling Service and Repair.





1 - Left Front Impact Sensor-Located under the hood at the front left side of the vehicle

2 - Front Hood Assist Rod-A gas shock located under the front hood on the passenger side

3 - Passenger Instrument Panel Air Bag-Located at the top right under the instrument panel

4 - Right Roof Rail Air Bag-Located under the headliner, extending from the passenger front windshield pillar to the passenger rear windshield pillar

5 - Inflatable Restraint Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)-Located underneath the center stack

6 - Passenger Presence System (PPS)-Located on the passenger front seat underneath the seat bottom trim

7 - Passenger Seat Belt Anchor Pretensioner-Located on the outboard side of the passengers seat

8 - Right Front Side Impact Sensor-Located at the B-pillar underneath the door sill

9 - Inflator Module for Right Roof Rail Air Bag-Located behind headliner at the upper B-pillar

10 - Passenger Seat Side Air Bag-Located on the seat back of passenger seat

11 - Passenger Seat Belt Retractor Pretensioner-Located under the trim near the bottom of the center pillar on the passenger side of vehicle

12 - Rear Hood Assist Rod-A gas shock located under the rear truck lid on the passenger side

13 - Rear Hood Assist Rod-A gas shock located under the rear truck lid on the driver side

14 - Driver Seat Belt Retractor Pretensioner-Located under the trim near the bottom of the center pillar on the driver side of vehicle

15 - Driver Seat Side Air Bag-Located on the seat back of driver seat

16 - Inflator Module for Left Roof Rail Air Bag-Located behind headliner at the upper B-pillar

17 - Left Front Side Impact Sensor-Located at the B-pillar underneath the door sill

18 - Driver Seat Belt Anchor Pretensioner-Located on the outboard side of the drivers seat

19 - Left Roof Rail Air Bag-Located under the headliner, extending from the driver front windshield pillar to the driver rear windshield pillar

20 - Driver Steering Wheel Air Bag-Located on the steering wheel

21 - Front Hood Assist Rod-A gas shock located under the front hood on the driver side

22 - Vehicle Battery-Located under the hood on the left side

23 - Right Front Impact Sensor-Located under the hood at front right side of the vehicle