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 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.
• Following ANY airbag deployment event  - The Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (LATCH) provisions, upper tether anchors (if equipped) and all interior trim panels must also 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 retractor and tensioner assemblies, and all other seat belt retractors and buckles in use must be replaced. The front impact sensors and the steering wheel must also be inspected.
• If the passenger airbag is deployed  - If the Passenger AirBag (PAB) has been deployed, the PAB, the PAB door and the PAB wire harness or connector must be replaced. The instrument panel must also be inspected.
• 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 replaced. Both front seat belt retractor and tensioner assemblies, the front seat belt buckles in use and any rear seat belt retractors and buckles in use must also be replaced.
• If a seat belt tensioner is deployed  - The seat belt tensioners are deployed in conjunction with the front airbags, but can also be deployed with a SAB. All seat belt tensioners must be replaced if any airbag in the vehicle has been deployed.

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.