RAM 3500 Truck 2WD L6-6.7L DSL Turbo (2010)
Air Bag: Overhaul
Driver Air Bag - Disassembly
DISASSEMBLY
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 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 SRS. Failure to take the proper
precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, service of this unit should be performed only by Chrysler-trained and authorized dealer service
technicians. Failure to take the proper precautions or to follow the proper procedures could result in accidental, incomplete, or
improper airbag deployment and possible occupant injuries.
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, use extreme care to prevent any foreign material from entering the Driver AirBag (DAB), or
becoming entrapped between the DAB cushion and the DAB trim cover. Failure to observe this warning could result in occupant
injuries upon airbag deployment.
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, the Driver AirBag (DAB) trim cover must never be painted. Replacement trim covers are serviced
in the original colors. Paint may change the way in which the material of the trim cover responds to an airbag deployment. Failure
to observe this warning could result in occupant injuries upon airbag deployment.
NOTE: The following procedures can be used to replace the driver airbag trim cover for service of cosmetic damage issues. If the driver
airbag is ineffective or deployed, the entire driver airbag and trim cover must be replaced as a unit.
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
2. Remove the driver airbag from the steering wheel. See: Removal and Replacement/Driver Air Bag - Removal.
3. Place the driver airbag on a suitable clean and dry work surface with the trim cover (1) facing down. If the trim cover will be reused, be certain to
take the proper precautions to prevent the trim cover from receiving cosmetic damage during the following procedures.
4. Disengage each of the twelve hooks (3) of the airbag housing (2) from the twelve windows in the vertical walls of the trim cover, one wall at a
time. Start by disengaging the upper wall, then do each of the two side walls, and finish with the lower wall. To disengage the hooks, use hand
pressure to push outward on the upper edge of the receptacle wall far enough to clear the locating tab (4) on the airbag housing, at the same time
push the adjacent edge of the airbag housing firmly and evenly downward into the trim cover receptacle.
5. With all of the hooks disengaged, lift the housing, inflator, and cushion as a unit from the receptacle on the back of the driver airbag trim cover.
Driver Air Bag - Assembly
ASSEMBLY
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 battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to
