OEM 2005 Ford E-150 Air Bag

2005 Ford E-150 Air Bag Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How should you service the passenger air bag module safely on 2005 Ford E-150?

  A: All service operations on passenger air bag modules require safety glasses for protecting your eyes during maintenance procedures. Always handle live air bag modules by keeping the door deployment system turned away from your body because placing any side with the door down on the ground is strictly forbidden. You need to clean your hands completely right after deployment since the air bag surface has sodium hydroxide that causes skin irritations. Probing the connectors of the air bag module can activate the air bag so avoid this practice while also replacing discolored or damaged deployment door air bag modules instead of repainting them. Check the air bag warning lamp illumination after RCM fuse removal under ON ignition conditions because this behavior is expected. Also refrain from using memory saver devices. It is mandatory to ensure complete operational functionality without any faults before giving the vehicle back to the customer. To start the process remove power from the system followed by lowering the right-hand lower instrument panel together with its reinforcement bolts. You must disconnect the electrical connector for the passenger air bag module before removing the inner right-hand lower instrument panel reinforcement mounting bracket to access the passenger air bag module retaining bolts. Lift out the passenger air bag by avoiding contact with the deployment door edges until you set free its retaining tabs located on both sides before extracting it from the instrument panel. Start by clearing any obstruction from the location where the passenger air bag alignment rails should be placed before checking the alignment locators and bolt retainers for damage then repairing as needed. Align the deployment door tabs when inserting the passenger air bag module by positioning its alignment locators onto the instrument panel alignment rails. Use the retaining bolts to fix the component in place before reconnecting the electrical connector together with reinstalling the reinforcement mounting bracket and reinforcement assembly and lower instrument panel. Finish the procedure by restarting the system.