Air Bag, Side Curtain: Description
Side curtain airbags (also known as Side AirBag Inflatable Curtains/SABIC) (1) are standard factory-installed equipment for this vehicle. These airbags are passive, inflatable Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) components. The side curtain airbag system is designed to reduce injuries to the vehicle occupants in the event of a side impact collision. Each side curtain airbag cushion provides full coverage of the front side glass on the same side of the vehicle as the monitored impact.
Each vehicle is equipped with two individually controlled side curtain airbag units. These side curtain airbag units are concealed and mounted behind the roof rail trim moldings where they are each secured to one of the roof side rails. Each folded airbag cushion is contained within a fabric wrap and several miniature plastic wrappers that extend along the roof rail from the A-pillar at the front of the vehicle to just above the B-pillar of the vehicle. A tether (2) extends down the A-pillar from the front of the side curtain airbag cushion. The end of each tether is secured to the sheet metal with a metal clip and a screw.
The Micro Gas Generator (MGG) type inflator (3) for each side curtain airbag is secured to the roof rail above the front door opening, and is connected to the airbag cushion by a tubular manifold. The inflator bracket and the plastic wrappers are secured with screws to the roof rail. The airbag inflator is connected to the vehicle electrical system through a dedicated take out and connector of the body wire harness above the front door opening. The body wire harness connects the side curtain airbag unit to the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC).
The side curtain airbag units cannot be adjusted or repaired and must be replaced if deployed, ineffective, or in any way damaged. Once a side curtain airbag has been deployed, the complete side curtain airbag unit, the roof rail trim moldings, the headliner as well as all other visibly damaged components must be replaced.