Air Bag System

Repairs and Inspections Required after an Accident

Precautions

CAUTION:
- All air bag system components, including the electrical harness (component mounting points), must be inspected after an accident. If any components are damaged or bent, they must be replaced even if air bag system activation did not occur.
- Never use air bag system parts from another vehicle.
- Do not attempt to service the parts below. Service of these parts is by replacement only.
- Driver / Passenger air bag (inflator) module
- SDM
- Contact coil and combination switch assembly
- Air bag wire harness.

- Proper operation of the sensors and air bag system requires that any repairs to the vehicle structure return it to its original production configuration.

CAUTION: After detecting one time of such collision as to meet deployment conditions, the SDM must not be used.
Refer to "SDM Cannot Communicate Through the Serial Data Circuit" and/or "DTC 71: Internal SDM Fault or Data Area Full". SDM Cannot Communicate Through the Serial Data Circuit, DTC 71

Accident with Deployment - Component Replacement
Certain air bag system components must be replaced. Those components are:
- Driver and passenger air bag (inflator) modules.
- Replace with new one.

- SDM after detecting such collision as to meet deployment conditions.
- Replace with new one.