Air Bag Safety Guidelines
The air bag system contains components that use combustible chemicals. Because these chemicals are combustible, care must be taken when replacing or handling system components.
Warning: Consider undeployed air bags to be dangerous and capable of deploying at any time. Do not attempt to service the air bag system unless trained to do so. Damaged air bag systems should be examined by qualified personnel before any attempt is made to remove or to deploy the air bag. All intentional deployments and testing of the system should be performed by trained personnel. Unintentional or improper air bag deployment could cause severe bodily injury or death.
Do not attempt to disassemble the air bag inflator unit or breach the integrity of the sealed metallic inflator case. Doing so could cause severe bodily injury or death.
Do not allow system chemicals to contact other liquids, combustibles, and flammable materials. Doing so could cause chemical burns or personal injury.
The surface of the deployed air bag may contain small amounts of sodium hydroxide (which is a by-product of the gas generant combustion) and metallic sodium. Sodium hydroxide may be irritating to the skin and eyes. Always wear rubber gloves and safety glasses when handling a deployed air bag. Immediately wash your hands and exposed skin areas with a mild soap and water. Flush your eyes immediately if exposed to sodium hydroxide.
Review and comply with the following list of warnings. Failure to do so could result in severe injury or death.
Keep all liquids, acids, halogens, heavy metals, and heavy salts away from the air bag system.
Do not cut, drill, braze, solder, weld, strike, or probe any part of the air bag system.
Do not expose the air bag module to electricity. Never probe a circuit.
Do not attempt to adapt, reuse, or install an air bag system in any vehicle other than the specific vehicle for which it is designed.
Do not cut wires or tamper with the connector between the vehicle wiring harness and the air bag module. Cutting or removing the connector from the system will disable the safety shunt and could cause unintentional deployment.
Allow deployed air bag systems to cool after deployment.
Wear rubber gloves and safety glasses when handling a deployed air bag.
Wash your hands and exposed skin surface areas immediately after handling a deployed system.
Store, transport, dispose of, and recycle deployed air bag system components in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
The air bag module may contain perchlorate material: special handling may apply, see.
Keep all heavy objects in the cab secured.