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REPAIRS AND INSPECTIONS REQUIRED AFTER AN ACCIDENT
CAUTION:
• All air bag system components, including the electrical harness (component mounting points),
must be inspected after an accident. If any components are damaged or bent, they must be
replaced even if air bag system activation did not occur.
• Never use air bag system parts from another vehicle.
• Do not attempt to service the parts below. Service of these parts is by replacement only.
– Driver/Passenger air bag (inflator) module, Driver/Passenger seat belt pretensioner
– SDM
– Contact coil and combination switch assembly
– Air bag wire harness
• Proper operation of the air bag system requires that any repairs to the vehicle structure return it to
its original production configuration.
CAUTION:
After detecting one time of such collision as to meet deployment conditions, the SDM must not be
used. Refer to "AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM CHECK" when checking the SDM.
ACCIDENT WITH DEPLOYMENT/ACTIVA-
TION - COMPONENT REPLACEMENT
The following components must be replaced.
• Driver and passenger air bag (inflator) modules
• Driver and passenger seat belt pretensioners
• SDM
– Replace with new one as an assembly.
ACCIDENT WITH OR WITHOUT DEPLOY-
MENT/ACTIVATION - COMPONENT INSPEC-
TIONS
Certain air bag system components must be inspected after any
crash, whether the air bag system activated or not.
Those components are :
• Steering column (1) and shaft joints
– Check for length, damage and bend according to "CHECK-
ING STEERING COLUMN FOR ACCIDENT DAMAGE" in
SECTION 3C.
If any faulty condition is found in above checks, replace faulty
part.
• Steering column bracket (2) and capsules (3)
– Check for damage and bent.
If any faulty condition is found in above checks, replace faulty
part.
AIR BAG SYSTEM 10B-53
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