Live and Undeployed Inflator Module

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CAUTION: Refer to SIR Inflator Module Handling and Storage Caution in Cautions and Notices.

Fig 1: View Of Proper Handling Of Undeployed Inflator Module

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Take special care when handling or storing a live (undeployed) inflator module. An inflator module deployment produces a rapid generation of gas. This may cause the inflator module, or an object in front of the inflator module, to project through the air in the event of an unlikely deployment.