TSB Document:

Affected Component: AIR BAGS

Summary
13364A - SERVICE UPDATE (REVISED EXPIRATION DATE). THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG ON CERTAIN VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG WILL NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR NOT BEING PROPERLY ENGAGED. THIS CONDITION MAY SET DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B0020 – PASSENGER FRONTAL DEPLOYMENT LOOP STAGE 2 RESISTANCE ABOVE THRESHOLD. IF THIS OCCURS, THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM) WILL REQUEST THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO ILLUMINATE THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. IF A CRASH EVENT OCCURS THE SDM WILL ATTEMPT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, BUT, IF THE MATING TERMINALS DO NOT MAKE CONTACT, THE SECONDARY STAGE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT.

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Date Published
OCT 29, 2014
NHTSA TSB #
10090448
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