Concorde V6-2.7L VIN V (2001)
Fig.7 Airbag Component Location
The Passenger Airbag is located beneath the instrument panel and pad assembly. The airbag is mounted to a bracket (welded to the floor pan) with
three screws.
The instrument panel top pad is the most visible part of the passenger airbag system. Located under the instrument panel top pad are the airbag
door, the passenger airbag cushion and the airbag cushion supporting components.
The passenger airbag includes an extruded housing within which the cushion and inflator are mounted and sealed. Two stamped metal brackets,
one on each end of the housing, enclose the cushion and inflator and also serve as the mounting brackets for the airbag.
Following a passenger airbag deployment, the passenger side airbag and the instrument panel must be replaced. The passenger side airbag cannot
be repaired, and must be replaced if deployed or in any way damaged.
The passenger inflator assembly is within the airbag housing. The inflator seals the hole in the airbag cushion so it can discharge the gas it
produces directly into the cushion when supplied with the proper electrical signal. Following an airbag deployment, the airbag cushion quickly
deflates by venting this gas through the discrete vent holes used on each end panel of the airbag cushion.
The passenger airbag is secured with screws to the instrument panel beneath the instrument panel top pad and above the glove box opening. The
instrument panel top pad above the glove box opening conceals the airbag door and a predetermined hinge line beneath its decorative cover. Upon
airbag deployment, the top pad will bend at the hinge line and the door will fold back out of the way onto the top of the instrument panel.
