Service After A Supplemental Restraint Deployment: Notes

Any vehicle which is to be returned to use following a Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) component deployment must have the deployed restraints replaced. In addition, the following guidelines MUST be observed.

• Following ANY major vehicle impact damage in the vicinity of an impact sensor or the ORC  - It is critical that the mounting surfaces and mounting brackets for the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC), front impact sensors and side impact sensors located within the proximity of the impact damage be closely inspected and restored to their original conditions. Because the ORC and each impact sensor are used by the SRS to monitor or confirm the direction and severity of a vehicle impact, improper orientation or insecure fastening of these components may cause airbags not to deploy when required, or to deploy when not required.
• If an active head restraint is deployed  - An inertia-based Active Head Restraint (AHR) unit that is undamaged following a deployment may be reset. These units are designed with the intention of reuse.
• If the driver airbag is deployed  - If the Driver AirBag (DAB) has been deployed, the clockspring and the steering column must also be replaced.
• If the knee airbags are deployed  - If the Knee AirBags (KAB) (also known as Inflatable Knee Blockers/IKB) have been deployed, the instrument panel steering column opening cover (left side) and the glove box (right side) must also be replaced.
• If the passenger airbag is deployed  - If the Passenger AirBag (PAB) has been deployed, the instrument panel upper trim cover must also be replaced.
• If a front seat airbag is deployed  - If a front Seat AirBag (SAB) (also known as a pelvic and thoracic airbag) has been deployed, the front seat back frame, the front seat back foam and the front seat back trim cover on the same side of the vehicle as the deployed airbag must also be replaced.
• If a rear seat airbag is deployed  - If a rear Seat AirBag (SAB) (also known as a pelvic and thoracic airbag) has been deployed, the rear seat cushion pan, the rear seat cushion foam and the rear seat cushion trim cover must also be replaced.
• If a seat belt tensioner is deployed  - The seat belt retractor and anchor buckle tensioners as well as the adaptive load limiters are deployed in conjunction with the front airbags, but can also be deployed with front Seat AirBag (SAB) (also known as a pelvic and thoracic airbag) or side curtain airbags (also known as Side AirBag Inflatable Curtains/SABIC). The seat belt tensioners must be replaced if either front airbag has been deployed, and must be inspected if either front SAB or side curtain airbag has been deployed.
• If a side curtain airbag is deployed  - If a side curtain airbag (also known as a Side AirBag Inflatable Curtain/SABIC) has been deployed, the headliner as well as the deploy brackets on the upper B and C-pillars and the trim on the upper A, B and C-pillars on the same side of the vehicle as the deployed airbag must also be replaced. On vehicles with an optional sunroof, the sunroof drain tubes and hoses must be closely inspected following a side curtain airbag deployment.

The components identified with the deployed SRS components in the preceding list are not intended for reuse and will be damaged or weakened as a result of an airbag deployment, which may or may not be obvious during a visual inspection. All other vehicle components should be closely inspected following any SRS component deployment, but are to be replaced only as required by the extent of the visible damage incurred.