Front Passenger Airbag Assembly

Inspection Items

1. Vehicles Not Involved In A Collision
(a) Perform a diagnostic system check.





(b) Perform a visual check which includes the following items with the front passenger airbag assembly installed in the vehicle.
- Check for cuts, minute cracks or marked discoloration of the front passenger airbag door.

2. Vehicle Involved In A Collision If The Airbag Is Not Deployed
(a) Perform a diagnostic system check.





(b) Perform a visual check which includes the following items with the airbag assembly removed from the vehicle.
- Check for cuts, cracks in, or marked discoloration of the front passenger airbag door.
- Check for cuts, cracks in, or chipping of connectors and wire harness.





- Check for deformation of the safety pad and instrument panel reinforcement.

HINT:
- If the safety pad and instrument panel reinforcement is deformed, never repair it. Always replace it with a new one.





- There should be no interference between the safety pad and front passenger airbag door. The clearance should be uniform all the way around when the new airbag assembly is installed on the safety pad.

CAUTION: For removal and installation of the airbag assembly, see PASSENGER AIRBAG: REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION, and be sure to follow the correct procedure.

If The Airbag Is Deployed
(a) Perform a diagnostic system check.
(b) Perform a visual check which includes the following items with the airbag assembly removed from vehicle.
- Check for deformation of the safety pad, instrument panel reinforcement, glove compartment and door.
- Check for damage to the connector and wire harness.

HINT:
- If the safety pad, instrument panel reinforcement, connector and wire harness is deformed, never repair it. Always replace it with a new one.
- There should be no interference between the safety pad and front passenger airbag door. The clearance should be uniform all the way around when the new airbag assembly is installed on the safety pad.

Replacement Requirements
In the following case, replace the airbag assembly, instrument panel, instrument panel reinforcement, glove compartment and door.

CAUTION: For replacement of the airbag assembly, see PASSENGER AIRBAG: REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION, and be sure to follow the correct procedure.

- If the airbag has been deployed.
- If the front passenger airbag assembly has been found to be faulty in troubleshooting.
- If the front passenger airbag assembly, instrument panel, reinforcement, glove compartment or glove compartment door has been found to be faulty during the check of items 1-(b) or 2-(b).
- If the front passenger airbag assembly has been dropped.