Air Bag, Passenger: 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.

Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC

NOTE:

The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged Passenger AirBag (PAB). If the airbag is ineffective or damaged, but not deployed, review the recommended procedures for Handling Non-Deployed Supplemental Restraints. Refer to HANDLING NON-DEPLOYED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINTS . If the PAB has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for Service After A Supplemental Restraint Deployment before removing the airbag from the vehicle. Refer to SERVICE AFTER A SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT .

Remove the PAB and instrument panel as a unit from the instrument panel structural support. Refer to PANEL, INSTRUMENT, REMOVAL .
Place the instrument panel on a suitable work surface with the top facing down. If the instrument panel will be reused, be certain to take the proper precautions to prevent the cover from receiving cosmetic damage during the following procedures.
Disengage each of the hooks (3) on one side of the PAB housing (2) from the windows in the forward and rearward vertical walls of the PAB retainer or chute (1) on the underside of the instrument panel cover. To disengage the hooks, use hand pressure to pull the adjacent edge of the PAB housing firmly and evenly upward out of the retainer receptacle, while at the same time pulling the upper edge of the PAB receptacle wall outward far enough to disengage the hooks.
With all of the hooks on one side of the PAB housing disengaged from the PAB retainer receptacle, rotate that side of the housing upward far enough to disengage the hooks on the opposite side of the housing from the retainer.
With all of the hooks disengaged, lift the housing, inflator, and cushion as a unit from the receptacle of the PAB retainer or chute on the underside of the instrument panel cover.