Driver side airbag module. Passenger side airbag module
DESCRIPTION The driver side airbag module protective trim cover
is the most visible part of the driver side airbag system.
The driver side airbag module is mounted
directly to the steering wheel. Located under the airbag
module trim cover are the horn switch, the
folded airbag cushion, and the airbag cushion supporting
components. The resistive membrane-type
horn switch is secured with heat stakes to the inside
surface of the airbag module trim cover, between the
trim cover and the folded airbag cushion.
The driver side airbag module cannot be repaired,
and must be replaced if deployed or in any way damaged.
The driver side airbag module trim cover and
the horn switch are available as a unit for service
replacement. OPERATION The driver side airbag module includes a stamped
metal housing to which the cushion and an inflator
unit are attached and sealed. The conventional pyrotechnic-
type inflator assembly is mounted to studs on
the back of the airbag module housing. The inflator
seals the hole in the airbag cushion so it can discharge
the gas it produces directly into the cushion
when supplied with the proper electrical signal. Following
an airbag deployment, the airbag cushion
quickly deflates by venting this gas towards the
instrument panel through the porous fabric material
used on the steering wheel side of the airbag cushion.
The protective trim cover is fitted to the front of
the airbag module and forms a decorative cover in
the center of the steering wheel. The inside of the trim cover has locking
blocks molded into it that
engage a lip on the airbag module metal housing.
Two stamped metal retainers then fit over the inflator
mounting studs on the back of the airbag module
housing and are engaged in slots on the inside of the
cover, securely locking the trim cover into place. The
trim cover will split at predetermined breakout lines,
then fold back out of the way along with the horn
switch upon airbag deployment. DESCRIPTION The passenger side airbag door on the instrument
panel above the glove box is the most visible part of
the passenger side airbag system. Located under the
airbag door are the passenger side airbag cushion
and the airbag cushion supporting components.
The passenger side airbag module includes an
extruded aluminum housing within which the cushion
and inflator are mounted and sealed. The airbag
housing extrusion also includes two flanges. The
flanges, one at the top and one at the bottom, serve
as the mounting brackets for the module. Two
stamped metal brackets, one on each end of the housing,
enclose the cushion and inflator. The passenger
side airbag module upper bracket is secured beneath
the instrument panel top pad with rivets to a flange
and bracket on the passenger side airbag door. The
lower bracket is secured with screws to the instrument
panel structural duct.
Following a passenger side airbag deployment, the
passenger side airbag module and the instrument
panel assembly must be replaced. The passenger side
airbag module cannot be repaired, and must be
replaced if deployed or in any way damaged. OPERATION The hybrid-type inflator assembly includes a small
canister of highly compressed argon gas. The inflator
seals the hole in the airbag cushion so it can discharge
the gas it produces directly into the cushion
when supplied with the proper electrical signal. Following
an airbag deployment, the airbag cushion
quickly deflates by venting this gas through the
porous fabric material used on each end panel of the
airbag cushion.
The molded plastic passenger side airbag door is
secured to the instrument panel top cover with rivets.
The airbag door has predetermined breakout
lines concealed beneath its decorative cover. Upon
airbag deployment, the airbag door will split at the
breakout lines and the door will pivot out of the way.
The passenger side airbag door is serviced only as a
unit with the instrument panel top cover.Driver side airbag module
Passenger side airbag module
Dodge Durango (DN) 1998-2003 Service Manual
- Lubrication and Maintenance
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