Repair and Inspection Required after Accident
Precautions: Precautions for Air Bag System Service · Precautions for Handling and Storage of Air Bag System Components · Precautions for Disposal of Air Bag and Seat Belt Pretensioner · Precautions for Restraint · General safety (00)
WARNING:
Failure to properly check and repair a vehicle that has been involved in an accident can result in unsafe operating conditions.
•For any vehicle that was involved in an accident, check all air bag system components including the electrical harness and the areas where they are mounted, even if the air bag system was not activated. Any components deformed or otherwise damaged must be replaced.
•Never use air bag system parts from another vehicle model.
•Do not repair the following parts.
Replace any of them that are found faulty.
•The SDM that has been involved in an accident severe enough to cause deployment of air bags is not guaranteed to provide its original performance.
Never use an SDM that has been involved in an air bag deployment accident.
•Never use air bag system parts from another vehicle model.
•Do not repair the following parts.
Replace any of them that are found faulty.
—Driver / passenger air bag (inflator) modules
—Knee air bag (inflator) module
—Driver-side / passenger-side side-air bag (inflator) modules
—Driver-side / passenger-side curtain air bag (inflator) modules
—Driver-side / passenger-side front seat belt pretensioners
—Left-side / right-side rear seat belt pretensioners
—Driver-side / passenger-side forward impact sensors
—Driver-side / passenger-side front side-impact sensors
—Driver-side / passenger-side rear side-impact sensors
—SDM
—Contact coil
—Air bag wire harnesses (in main harness, instrument panel harness and floor harness) and seat harness
•Perform all repairs in a manner which assures that the vehicle’s original configuration is restored.—Knee air bag (inflator) module
—Driver-side / passenger-side side-air bag (inflator) modules
—Driver-side / passenger-side curtain air bag (inflator) modules
—Driver-side / passenger-side front seat belt pretensioners
—Left-side / right-side rear seat belt pretensioners
—Driver-side / passenger-side forward impact sensors
—Driver-side / passenger-side front side-impact sensors
—Driver-side / passenger-side rear side-impact sensors
—SDM
—Contact coil
—Air bag wire harnesses (in main harness, instrument panel harness and floor harness) and seat harness
•The SDM that has been involved in an accident severe enough to cause deployment of air bags is not guaranteed to provide its original performance.
Never use an SDM that has been involved in an air bag deployment accident.
Accident with Deployment / Activation – Component Replacement
Replace the following components when driver and passenger air bags are deployed.
•Driver and passenger air bag (inflator) modules
•Knee air bag (inflator) module
•Driver-side / passenger-side front seat belt pretensioners
•Left-side / right-side rear seat belt pretensioners
•SDM
•Driver-side / passenger-side forward impact sensors
•Instrument panel
•Knee air bag (inflator) module
•Driver-side / passenger-side front seat belt pretensioners
•Left-side / right-side rear seat belt pretensioners
•SDM
•Driver-side / passenger-side forward impact sensors
•Instrument panel
Replace the following components when side-air bag and curtain air bag are deployed.
•Side-air bag (inflator) module
•Driver-side / passenger-side front seat belt pretensioners
•Left-side / right-side rear seat belt pretensioners
•Curtain air bag (inflator) module
•Driver-side / passenger-side front side-impact sensor
•Driver-side / passenger-side rear side-impact sensor
•SDM
•Driver-side / passenger-side front seat belt pretensioners
•Left-side / right-side rear seat belt pretensioners
•Curtain air bag (inflator) module
•Driver-side / passenger-side front side-impact sensor
•Driver-side / passenger-side rear side-impact sensor
•SDM
Accident with or without Deployment / Activation – Component Inspections
NOTE:
For discrimination of market code, refer to Identification Plate.
Check the following air bag system components after any crash, whether air bag system was activated or not. If any faulty conditions is found in the following checks, replace faulty component.
•Steering column and steering lower shaft
•Steering column bracket
•Steering wheel and driver air bag (inflator) module
•Side-air bag (inflator) modules
•Steering column bracket
•Steering wheel and driver air bag (inflator) module
—Check air bag (inflator) module for damage and installation condition.
—Check trim cover (pad surface) for crack.
—Check wire harness and connector for damage and tightness.
•Contact coil assembly—Check trim cover (pad surface) for crack.
—Check wire harness and connector for damage and tightness.
—Check wire harness and connectors for damage and tightness.
—Check contact coil case for damage.
—Check contact coil circuit referring to Contact Coil and Its Circuit Check.
•Instrument panel member and reinforcement—Check contact coil case for damage.
—Check contact coil circuit referring to Contact Coil and Its Circuit Check.
—Check for distortion, bend, crack and other damage.
—Check instrument panel for crack and deformation.
•Passenger air bag (inflator) module—Check instrument panel for crack and deformation.
—Check for dents, crack, damage and installation condition.
—Check harness and connector for damage and tightness.
•SDM—Check harness and connector for damage and tightness.
—Check for external damage such as deformation, scratch, crack and peeled paint.
—Check SDM for deformation which prevents its proper installation (gap between SDM and SDM plate, etc.).
—Check connector or lead wire of SDM for scorch, melt or damage.
—Check SDM connector and terminals for tightness.
—Check DTC and follow referring corresponding diagnostic flow if any DTC is found.
•Air bag wire harnesses and connectors—Check SDM for deformation which prevents its proper installation (gap between SDM and SDM plate, etc.).
—Check connector or lead wire of SDM for scorch, melt or damage.
—Check SDM connector and terminals for tightness.
—Check DTC and follow referring corresponding diagnostic flow if any DTC is found.
—Check for damage, deformation and poor connections.
Refer to Intermittent Connection and Poor Contact Inspection.
—Check wire harnesses for tightness.
•Forward impact sensorsRefer to Intermittent Connection and Poor Contact Inspection.
—Check wire harnesses for tightness.
| 1. | Main harness | 3. | Floor harness |
| 2. | Instrument panel harness | 4. | Grounding point |
—Check sensor (1) and apron side member (2) for damage, bend and rust.
—Check connector (3) and lead wire (4) of forward impact sensor for scorch, melt and damage.
•Front side-impact sensors (market code P05, P06, P10, P30, P32, P35, P37, P38, P43, P48, P71, P85 and P96)—Check connector (3) and lead wire (4) of forward impact sensor for scorch, melt and damage.
—Check sensor (1) and side sill inner panel (2) for dents, crack, deformation and rust.
—Check sensor connectors (sensor side and harness side) (3) or sensor lead wire (4) for damage, crack, scorch and melt.
•Front side-impact sensors (market code P02, P22, P24, P54 and P90)—Check sensor connectors (sensor side and harness side) (3) or sensor lead wire (4) for damage, crack, scorch and melt.
—Check sensor (1) and front door panel (2) for dents, crack, deformation and rust.
—Check sensor connectors (sensor side and harness side) (3) or sensor lead wire (4) for damage, crack, scorch and melt.
•Rear side-impact sensors—Check sensor connectors (sensor side and harness side) (3) or sensor lead wire (4) for damage, crack, scorch and melt.
—Check sensor (1) and rear door striker reinforcement (2) for dents, crack, deformation and rust.
—Check sensor connectors (sensor side and harness side) (3) or sensor lead wire (4) for damage, crack, scorch and melt.
•Seat belt pretensioner—Check sensor connectors (sensor side and harness side) (3) or sensor lead wire (4) for damage, crack, scorch and melt.
—Check for dents, crack, damage and installation condition.
—Check harness and connector for damage and tightness.
•Seat belts and mounting points—Check harness and connector for damage and tightness.
| 1. | Seat belt | 2. | Retractor assembly |
—Front seat belt pretensioner: 
—Rear seat belt pretensioner:
•Knee air bag (inflator) module —Rear seat belt pretensioner:
—Check for dents, crack, damage or looseness.
—Check cover for crack or deformation.
—Check wire harness and connector for damage or tightness.
•“AIR BAG” warning light—Check cover for crack or deformation.
—Check wire harness and connector for damage or tightness.
•Side-air bag (inflator) modules
—Check for dents, crack, damage or installation condition.
—Check seatback trim crack or deformation.
—Check wire harness and connector for damage or tightness.
•Curtain air bag (inflator) modules—Check seatback trim crack or deformation.
—Check wire harness and connector for damage or tightness.
—Check for dents, crack, damage or installation condition.
—Check wire harness and connector for damage or tightness.
—Check head lining for crack or deformation.
—Check wire harness and connector for damage or tightness.
—Check head lining for crack or deformation.