Passenger Air Bag - Description

DESCRIPTION





The horizontal surface of the instrument panel top pad above the glove box is the most visible part of the Passenger AirBag (PAB). The seamless PAB door is integral to the top of the instrument panel cover above the glove box opening on the instrument panel in front of the front seat passenger seating position. Located below the PAB door area of the instrument panel cover, the PAB retainer or chute is secured to the underside of the instrument panel cover substrate.

The retainer defines the PAB door breakout area of the cover and serves as the receptacle for the PAB cushion and housing. Two U-nuts on each side of the retainer secure the two screws that mount each upper bracket (1) of the PAB housing to the substrate. The PAB is also secured by two screws through a stamped lower mounting bracket (4) to the instrument panel support structure or armature.

The PAB unit used in this vehicle is a multistage type that complies with revised federal airbag standards to deploy with less force than those used in some prior vehicles. The PAB unit consists of a stamped and welded metal housing (5), the airbag cushion (2), and the airbag inflator. The airbag housing contains the airbag inflator and the folded airbag cushion. A rectangular fabric cushion is used.

The passenger airbag used in this vehicle is a multistage type that complies with revised federal airbag standards to deploy with less force than those used in some prior models. The PAB unit consists passenger airbag consists of a stamped and welded metal housing, the airbag cushion, the airbag inflator, and a stamped metal airbag cushion retainer plate that is secured to the airbag housing.

The airbag housing contains the airbag inflator and the folded airbag cushion. The airbag inflator is a non-azide, pyrotechnic-type unit that is secured to and sealed within the airbag housing. A dedicated takeout with keyed and color coded connector insulators directly connects the two inflator initiators (3) to the vehicle electrical system through the instrument panel wire harness. A rectangular fabric cushion is used.

The PAB cannot be repaired and must be replaced if deployed, ineffective or in any way damaged. The PAB door and retainer are serviced only as a unit with the instrument panel cover. If the PAB is deployed, the instrument panel cover must also be replaced.