Service After A Supplemental Restraint 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.
• If an active head restraint is deployed  - An inertia-based Active Head Restraint (AHR) unit that is undamaged following a deployment may be reset. These units are designed with the intention of reuse. Refer to RESTRAINT, ACTIVE HEAD, STANDARD PROCEDURE .
• If the driver airbag is deployed  - If the driver airbag has been deployed, the clockspring and the steering column must be replaced.
• If the knee blocker airbag is deployed  - If the knee blocker airbag (also known as the Knee AirBag/KAB or Inflatable Knee Blocker/IKB) has been deployed, the instrument panel steering column opening cover must also be replaced.
• If the passenger airbag is deployed  - If the passenger airbag is deployed, the instrument panel cover must also be replaced.
• If a seat airbag is deployed  - If a seat (pelvic and thorax) airbag has been deployed, the seat back frame, the seat back foam and the seat back trim cover on the same side of the vehicle as the deployed airbag must also 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. The seat belt retractor and anchor buckle tensioners must be replaced if either front airbag has been deployed.
• If a side curtain airbag is deployed  - If a side curtain airbag has been deployed, the headliner as well as the upper A, B and C-pillar trim on the same side of the vehicle as the deployed airbag must also be replaced. On vehicles with an optional sunroof, the sunroof drain tubes and hoses must be closely inspected following a side curtain airbag deployment.

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.