Service After A Supplemental Restraint System 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 Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC)  - It is critical that the mounting surfaces and mounting brackets for the 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.
• Following ANY airbag deployment event  - All interior trim panels must be inspected.
• If the driver airbag is deployed  - If the Driver AirBag (DAB) has been deployed, the DAB, the clockspring, the steering column assembly including the intermediate shaft and coupler, both front seat belt anchor buckle tensioners, both outboard front seat belt retractor and tensioner assemblies, and any front seat belt buckle or retractor in use must be replaced. The front impact sensors and the steering wheel must be inspected.
• If the passenger airbag is deployed  - If the Passenger AirBag (PAB) has been deployed, the PAB, the PAB wire harness or connector and the instrument panel must be replaced.
• If a seat airbag is deployed  - If a Seat AirBag (SAB) has been deployed, the SAB, the seat back frame, the seat back foam, the seat back trim cover and the side impact sensors on the same side of the vehicle as the deployed airbag must be replaced. Both front seat belt anchor buckle tensioners, both outboard front seat belt retractor and tensioner assemblies, and any front seat belt buckle or retractor in use must be replaced.
• If a seat belt tensioner is deployed  - The seat belt retractor and anchor buckle tensioners as well as the passenger side front seat belt adaptive load limiter are deployed in conjunction with the front airbags, but can also be deployed with a SAB or a side curtain airbag (also known as Side AirBag Inflatable Curtains/SABIC). All seat belt tensioners must be replaced if any airbag in the vehicle has been deployed.
• If a side curtain airbag is deployed  - If a side curtain airbag (SABIC) has been deployed, the SABIC, the upper A and B-pillar trim, and the impact sensors on the same side of the vehicle as the deployed airbag must also be replaced. The headliner, both front seat belt anchor buckle tensioners, both outboard front seat belt retractor and tensioner assemblies, and any front seat belt buckle or retractor in use must be replaced. The A-pillar reinforcement on the roof inner side rail and the deploy bracket on the B-pillar for the same side of the vehicle as the deployed airbag must be closely inspected.

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.