RAM 3500 Truck 2WD V8-5.9L VIN 5 HDC (2000)
Passenger Side Airbag Module Remove/Install
6. Remove the two screws that secure the passenger side airbag module front bracket to the instrument panel structural support.
7. Remove the three screws that secure the passenger side airbag module rear bracket to the glove box opening upper reinforcement.
Passenger Side Airbag Door Disengage
8. Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat bladed tool and starting at the lower left edge, gently pry the passenger side airbag door away from
the instrument panel far enough to disengage the five molded tabs and snap retainers securing it to the receptacles in the instrument panel top
cover.
9. Remove the passenger side airbag module, the airbag door and the panel outlet housing and barrel assembly from the instrument panel as a unit.
INSTALLATION
WARNING:
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USE EXTREME CARE TO PREVENT ANY FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM ENTERING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG
MODULE, OR BECOMING ENTRAPPED BETWEEN THE AIRBAG CUSHION AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DOOR.
FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN OCCUPANT INJURIES UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
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THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DOOR MUST NEVER BE PAINTED. REPLACEMENT INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLIES
