Dakota 4WD V8-4.7L VIN P Flex Fuel (2007)
Air Bag Control Module: Service and Repair
Removal
REMOVAL
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental restraint system before attempting
any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect
and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further
diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the supplemental restraint system. Failure to take the proper precautions could result
in accidental airbag deployment.
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, never strike or drop the occupant restraint controller, as it can damage the impact sensor or
affect its calibration. The occupant restraint controller contains the impact sensor, which enables the system to deploy the supplemental
restraints. If an occupant restraint controller is accidentally dropped during service, the module must be scrapped and replaced with a new
unit. Failure to observe this warning could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper supplemental restraint deployment.
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
2. Remove the floor distribution duct from the bottom of the heater-air conditioner housing.
3. Disconnect the instrument panel (1) (C1) and body (3) (C2) wire harness connectors from the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) (2) connector
receptacles located on the left facing side of the module. To disconnect the connectors from the ORC:
a. Slide the red Connector Position Assurance (CPA) lock on the top of the connector toward the left side of the vehicle.
b. Depress the edge of the CPA lock closest to the ORC to release the connector latch tab and pull the connector straight away from the ORC
connector receptacle.
4. Remove the three nuts (2) that secure the ORC (1) to the studs of the ORC mount (4) welded onto the top of the floor panel transmission tunnel
(3).
5. Remove the ORC from the ORC mount.
