Passenger Air Bag - Removal

REMOVAL

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury when removing a deployed airbag, rubber gloves, eye protection, and a long-sleeved shirt should be worn. There may be deposits on the airbag unit and other interior surfaces. In large doses, these deposits may cause irritation to the skin and eyes.

NOTE: The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged passenger airbag. If the airbag is ineffective or damaged, but not deployed, review the recommended procedures for Handling Non-Deployed Supplemental Restraints. Service and Repair . If the passenger airbag has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for Service After A Supplemental Restraint Deployment before removing the airbag from the vehicle. Service and Repair .





1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
2. If the passenger airbag was not deployed, remove the silencer panel from beneath the passenger side of the instrument panel. Silencer Panel - Removal.
3. If the passenger airbag was not deployed, remove the glove box from the instrument panel. Instrument Panel Glove Box - Removal.
4. If the passenger airbag was deployed, remove the passenger airbag and instrument panel from the vehicle as a unit. Instrument Panel - Removal.
5. Place the instrument panel and deployed passenger airbag unit on a suitable work surface with the top cover facing down.
6. Disconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector from the passenger airbag pigtail wire connector (3).
7. Remove the two screws (2) that secure the passenger airbag lower bracket to the instrument panel structural support.
8. Remove the four screws (1) that secure the passenger airbag upper brackets to the sides of the airbag retainer or chute on the underside of the instrument panel cover.
9. Remove the passenger airbag housing, inflator and cushion as a unit from the retainer receptacle on the underside of the instrument panel cover.