Durango 2WD V6-3.7L (2009)
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. On vehicles equipped with the optional Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) system, a technician
trained in proper HEV service safety procedures must also remove the high voltage service disconnect from the high voltage battery pack. Wait
two minutes for the system capacitors to discharge before further service.
2. Remove the defroster grille from the top of the instrument panel. See: Heating and Air Conditioning/Air Register/Service and Repair/Defroster
Grille - Removal.
3. Remove the glove box from the instrument panel.
4. Reach up into the instrument panel glove box opening (2) and through the access holes (1) to remove the two screws (4) that secure the passenger
airbag bracket (3) to the instrument panel support structure.
5. Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, gently pry the forward and side edges of the passenger airbag door away from the top
of the instrument panel far enough to disengage the snap features on the door from the receptacles in the instrument panel top pad.
6. Pull the passenger airbag out of the instrument panel far enough to access and disconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector from the
airbag inflator pigtail wire connector on the right side of the airbag mounting bracket. To disconnect the connector:
a. Slide the red Connector Position Assurance (CPA) lock on the top of the connector toward the side of the connector.
b. Depress the connector latch tab and pull the two halves of the connector straight away from each other.
7. Remove the passenger airbag from the instrument panel as a unit.
Passenger Air Bag - Installation
INSTALLATION
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before
attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor or instrument panel component
diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the negative battery (ground) cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to
discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. On vehicles equipped with the optional Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)
system, a technician trained in proper HEV service safety procedures must also remove the high voltage service disconnect from
the high voltage battery pack. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in
accidental airbag deployment. Failure to follow these instructions may result in possible serious or fatal injury.
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the passenger airbag, or becoming
entrapped between the passenger airbag cushion and the passenger airbag door. Failure to observe this warning could result in
occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, the passenger airbag door must never be painted. Replacement passenger airbags are serviced
with doors in the original colors. Paint may change the way in which the material of the airbag door responds to an airbag
deployment. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.
NOTE: The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged passenger airbag. If the airbag is ineffective or damaged, but
not deployed, review the recommended procedures for handling non-deployed supplemental restraints. See: Service and Repair . If the
passenger airbag has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for service after a supplemental restraint deployment
before removing the airbag from the vehicle. See: Service and Repair .
