Recall - Passenger Airbag: Overview

Bulletin No.
95-042

Issue Date
OCT 17, 1995

Model
1994
DEL SOL

Applicable To
See VEHICLES
AFFECTED

File Under
BODY

Recall: del Sol Passenger's Airbag

BACKGROUND

The passenger airbags installed in certain 1994 Civic del Sols were manufactured improperly. The retainer tabs used to secure the lower module to the upper housing were drilled incorrectly. As a result, the retainer tabs may not have sufficient strength. This may allow the module to separate from the housing during deployment. If this happens, the airbag will not inflate properly, and a passenger would lose the benefits of a proper airbag deployment.

VEHICLES AFFECTED

1994 del Sol S:
From VIN JHMEG1...RS000006 to RS002370
From VIN JHMEG1...RS002373 to RS002380
From VIN JHMEG1...RS002382 to RS002384
From VIN JHMEG1...RS002388 to RS002390
From VIN JHMEG1...RS002392 to RS002393
From VIN JHMEG1...RS002396 to RS002398
From VIN JHMEG1...RS002405 to RS002416
VIN JHMEG1...RS002446
From VIN JHMEG1...RS002453 to RS002454
From VIN JHMEG1...RS002459 to RS002460

1994 del Sol Si:
From VIN JHMEH6...RS000006 to RS002950
From VIN JHMEH6...RS002969 to RS002971
From VIN JHMEH6...RS002975 to RS002978
VIN JHMEH6...RS003048
VIN JHMEH6...RS003069

1994 del Sol VTEC:
From VIN JHMEG2...RS000009 to RS001123
From VIN JHMEG2...RS001125 to RS001128
From VIN JHMEG2...RS001132 to RS001133

CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION

Owners of affected vehicles will be contacted by mail. The owner will be asked to take the vehicle to a dealership for repair. The text of the customer letter is at the end of this service bulletin.

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Install the bracket kit (see PARTS INFORMATION) on the passenger's airbag module.

1. Get the customer's anti-theft code, and record the radio station presets. Disconnect the negative terminal from the battery.





2. Remove the glove box.





3. Remove the short connector from its holder. Disconnect the passenger's airbag 3-P connector and install the short connector.





4. Remove the access panel on the bottom of the steering wheel. Remove the short connector from its holder. Disconnect the driver's airbag 3-P connector and install the short connector.





5. Remove the six airbag assembly mounting nuts, and the two airbag bracket mounting nuts. Carefully lift the airbag out of the dashboard. Discard the lower mounting nuts and the bracket mounting nuts.





6. Use a TORX T25H driver to remove the tamper-proof screws at the end of the airbag assembly. Discard the screws.





7. Hook the reinforcing brackets into the slots in the lower module. Install the brackets with the new TORX screws from the kit. Torque the screws to 3 N-m (2.2 lb-ft).





8. Reinstall the airbag in the dashboard. Replace the original bracket mounting nuts and the lower mounting nuts with new nuts from the kit. Use the original upper mounting nuts. Tighten the upper mounting nuts first, then tighten the lower mounting nuts and bracket nuts. Tighten all eight nuts to 10 N-m (7.2 lb-ft).

9. Remove and store the short connector. Reconnect the passenger's airbag 3-P connector.

10. Remove and store the short connector. Reconnect the driver's airbag 3-P connector, and reinstall the access panel.

11. Reinstall the glove box.

12. Reconnect the battery. Turn the ignition switch to ON and watch the SRS indicator on the instrument panel. It should go out in about six seconds. If the indicator does not go out, refer to page 23-244 in the service manual for information on reading and clearing diagnostic trouble codes in the SRS.

13. Enter the anti-theft code and the customer's radio station presets. Reset the clock.





14. Center-punch a completion mark above the last digit of the engine compartment VIN.

PARTS INFORMATION

Passenger's airbag bracket kit:
P/N 06780-SR2-999, H/C 4924072

TOOL INFORMATION

One TORX T25H tamper-proof driver will be automatically sent to each dealership. Additional drivers can be purchased from:

Snap-On Tools - # TTXR25E (1/4 inch drive)
Mac Tools - # MT25H (1/4 inch drive)
Matco Tools - # A25TPTX (1/4 inch drive)

WARRANTY CLAIM INFORMATION

Operation number: 754115
Flat rate time: 0.7 hour
Failed part: P/N 06780-SR2-A80ZA
H/C 4431250
Defect code: 238
Contention code: K02
Template ID: 95-042A