Accident With or Without Air Bag Deployment -- Component Inspections
CAUTION: Proper operation of the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) sensing
system requires that any repairs to the vehicle structure return the vehicle
structure to the original production configuration. Not properly repairing
the vehicle structure could cause non-deployment of the air bag(s) in a frontal
collision or deployment of the air bag(s) for conditions less severe than
intended.
After any collision, inspect the following components
as indicated. If you detect any damage, replace the component. If you detect
any damage to the mounting points or mounting hardware, repair the component
or replace the hardware as needed.
| • | Steering column - Perform the steering column accident damage
checking procedures. |
| • | IP Knee Bolsters - Inspect the knee bolsters for bending,
twisting, buckling, or any other type of damage. |
| • | IP brackets, braces, etc. - Inspect for bending, twisting,
buckling, or any other type of damage. |
Accident With Frontal Air Bag Deployment -- Component Replacement
and Inspections
After a collision involving seat belt side buckle pretensioner deployment
and frontal air bag deployment, replace the following components. If you detect
any damage to the mounting points or mounting hardware, repair or replace
the mounting points and mounting hardware as needed.
| • | Inflatable restraint IP (inflator) module |
| • | Inflatable restraint steering wheel (inflator) module |
| • | Driver and passenger seat belt side buckle pretensioners |
| • | Inflatable restraint Sensing and Diagnostic and Seat Belt Pretensioner
Module (SDM) |
After a collision involving frontal air bag deployment, inspect the
Inflatable restraint steering wheel module coil and the coil wiring pigtail
for melting, scorching, or other damage due to excessive heat. Perform this
component inspection in addition to the inspections indicated above in Accident
With or Without Air Bag Deployment. If you detect any damage, replace the
component. If you detect any damage to the mounting points or mounting hardware,
repair the component or replace the hardware as needed.
Accident With Seat Belt Side Buckle Pretensioner Deployment --
Component Replacement and Inspections
After a collision involving seat belt side buckle pretensioner deployment,
replace the driver and passenger seat belt side buckle pretensioners. If you
detect any damage to the mounting points or mounting hardware, repair or replace
the mounting points and mounting hardware as needed.
If Current DTC 56 is set, the SDM must also be replaced. This
is because the vehicle has been involved in 3 pretensioner-only deployment
collisions, the maximum number of pretensioner-only deployments allowed with
one SDM. Select Reset Pretensioner After Deployment from the SIR Data List
using the scan tool to verify that the seat belt side buckle pretensioners
have deployed 3 times.
