Air Bag: Testing and Inspection

INSPECTION ITEMS AND REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS
- If a vehicle is brought in for an supplemental restraint system inspection, or if a vehicle which has been involved in a collision is inspected, perform the inspection in accordance with the following procedure. If any problems are discovered, replace the affected part with a new one.

INSPECTION ITEMS
1. VEHICLES NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION
(a) Perform a diagnostic system check.
Displaying & Reading Trouble Codes





(b) Perform a visual check which includes the following items with the front passenger airbag assembly installed in the vehicle.
^ Check for cuts, minute cracks or marked discoloration of the front passenger airbag door.
2. VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IF THE AIRBAG IS NOT DEPLOYED
(a) Perform a diagnostic system check.
Displaying & Reading Trouble Codes

(b) Perform a visual check which includes the following items with the airbag assembly removed from the vehicle.
^ Check for cuts, cracks in, or marked discoloration of the front passenger airbag door.
^ Check for cuts, cracks in, or chipping of connectors and wire harness.





^ Check for deformation of the safety pad and instrument panel reinforcement.

HINT:
^ If the safety pad and instrument panel reinforcement is deformed, never repair it. Always replace it with a new one.





^ There should be no interference between the safety pad and front passenger airbag door. The clearance should be uniform all the way around when the new airbag assembly is installed on the safety pad.

CAUTION: When replacing the airbag assembly, be sure to follow the correct procedure.

- IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED

(a) Perform a diagnostic system check.
(b) Perform a visual check which includes the following items with the airbag assembly removed from vehicle.
^ Check for deformation of the safety pad instrument panel reinforcement, glove compartment and door.
^ Check for damage to the connector and wire harness.

HINT:
^ If the safety pad and instrument panel reinforcement is deformed, never repair it. Always replace it with a new one.
^ There should be no interference between the safety pad and front passenger airbag door. The clearance should be uniform all the way around when the new airbag assembly is installed on the safety pad.

REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS
- In the following cases, replace the airbag assembly, instrument panel, instrument panel reinforcement, glove compartment and door.

CAUTION: When replacing the airbag assembly, be sure to follow the correct procedure.

^ If the airbag has been deployed.
^ If the front passenger airbag assembly has been found to be faulty in troubleshooting.
^ If the front passenger airbag assembly, instrument panel, instrument panel reinforcement, glove compartment or glove compartment door has been found to be faulty during the check in item 1(b) or 2(b).
^ If the front passenger airbag assembly has been dropped.