OEM Ford Five Hundred Air Bag

Ford Five Hundred Air Bag Parts and Q&A

• Inflator Curtain, Passenger Side
  5G1Z-54042D94-AA
  Q: What Precautions Should Be Taken When Servicing the Air Bag Safety Canopy Module on Ford Five Hundred?

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  Users should put on safety glasses before servicing the safety canopy due to its possibility to accidentally deploy and cause injuries. Handle the live safety canopy module with the tear seam and safety canopy pointed in the direction away from your body. When the safety canopy has released during service you need to replace all components including the headliner and A-, B- and C-pillar upper trim panels with their associated hardware that showed any damage. Security canopy module-ready headliners with "air bag" printed at B-pillar trim junctions should be used for this application. Damage assessment of the roof line should precede installation and includes correcting damaged sheet metal while exchanging broken fasteners and cleaning up all present foreign debris. The safety canopy needs an immediate replacement with a new module if the cover material shows signs of separation or any material exposure is detected. No attempt should be made for repairs. Deployment requirements can be jeopardized when you obstruct the deployment path while it is forbidden to fasten any bags or straps against the safety canopy module or interior trim panel. Both probing the electrical connector on the safety canopy module and using memory saver devices should be avoided. You should use new torque-prevailing type J-nuts (W520822-S438, 9 per side) to install the safety canopy module. First remove the front moonroof drain hose routing clips (if equipped) then take note of the safety canopy module front tether bracket hook and A-pillar trim bracket hook positions. Proceed to power down the system. Separate all required bolts that will detach the safety canopy module by directing this component in front of the rear window defrost wiring. New J-nut fasteners should be used for installation along with A-pillar trim bracket bolt tightening to 7 Nm (62 lb-in). Check that the roof line remains damage-free. The installation requires positioning the safety canopy module while returning it through the rear window defroster wiring harness before installing guide bolts with 7 Nm (62 lb-in) torque. The installation of rear bracket pin-type retainers should be followed by electrical connector connection then subsequence bolt installation with a torque setting of 7 Nm (62 lb-in). Apply the middle bolts then use 9 Nm (80 lb-in) torque while securing both front tether bracket and A-pillar trim bracket bolts. The front moonroof drain hose routing clips should be reinstalled when applicable before the system is powered up.
• Passenger Air Bag, Upper
  5G1Z-54044A74-AA
  Q: How to Inspect and Repair the Air Bag System After a Collision to Ensure Safety on Ford Five Hundred?

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  One needs to inspect and repair the Supplemental Restraint System following any collision to ensure safety. Road tests should only proceed after removing diagnostic tools used for restraint systems from vehicles to stop the SRS from failing to activate in crashes that could result in fatal injuries. The removal of deployed air bag modules and pretensioners with fresh equivalents becomes necessary when deployable devices underwent deployment or when restraints control module (RCM) shows Event Threshold Exceeded as DTC B1231. The necessary modules require clearing of all DTCs after successful repairs. Inspection of the passenger side floorpan needs to be done when the occupant classification system module (OCSM) holds DTC B1231. Necessary floorpan repairs should then be conducted and rail type systems need new OCS rails with weight sensor bolt type systems requiring new seat tracks and weight sensor bolts. Perform OCS System Reset only after clearing the DTC that exists in the OCSM from the module. An inspection of bladder type OCSMs without stored DTC B1231 should be performed to check for damages while installing an OCS system service kit if required. The servicing technician should inspect the impact sensor mounting points to determine whether they need replacement or repair. The installation of a new Clock Spring becomes necessary when the driver air bag module has experienced a deployment. Repair technicians must install new safety belt systems that include retractors as well as buckles and height adjusters whenever driver and front passenger pretensioners operate during deployment. A thorough vehicle inspection must identify damage occurring on the steering column with its instrument panel knee bolsters as well as braces, brackets, safety belts and SRS wiring and seats. post-inspection programs should replace components that show damage.