Accident With Side Air Bag Deployment - Component Replacement and Inspections
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 Pontiac Torrent and 2009 Chevrolet Equinox. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
After a collision involving side air bag deployment, replace the following components.
- Inflatable restraint side impact sensors (SIS), left/right, on the side of the impact
- Inflatable restraint roof rail module, left/right, on the side of the impact
- Inflatable restraint SDM
- Inflatable restraint seat belt pretensioner
Perform additional inspections on the following components.
- Mounting points or mounting hardware for the SIS-Inspect for any damage and repair or replace each component as needed.
- Mounting points or mounting hardware for the roof rail module (left/right) on the side of impact-Inspect for any damage and repair or replace each component as needed.
- Mounting points or mounting hardware for the SDM and seat belt pretensioners-Inspect for any damage and repair or replace each component as needed.