Service of Air Bag Equipped Vehicles Involved In Collisions

Steering Column and Air Bag Sliding Contact
If the collision involved air bag deployment, the steering column may have been loaded sufficiently to deform steering column mounting brackets or damage column wiring. An inspection should be made of the column structure and air bag sliding contact wiring to ensure that any damaged components are replaced.

Air Bag System
After all service, verify the AIR BAG indicator . This means turn the ignition switch to RUN and count the flashes only after the code (series of flashes) has cycled twice. If the AIR BAG indicator comes on continuously for six seconds and then goes out, the system is functioning properly and all faults have been serviced.