RAM 2500 Truck 2WD L6-5.9L DSL Turbo VIN 7 (2001)
Fig.18 Passenger Airbag Remove/Install
6. Remove the two screws that secure the passenger airbag front bracket to the instrument panel structural support.
7. Remove the three screws that secure the passenger airbag rear bracket to the glove box opening upper reinforcement.
Fig.19 Passenger 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 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 airbag, the airbag door, and the panel outlet housing and barrel assemblies from the instrument panel as a unit.
INSTALLATION
WARNING:
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DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT
PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. DISCONNECT AND ISOLATE THE BATTERY NEGATIVE (GROUND)
CABLE, THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE PERFORMING
FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FAILURE TO
TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL
INJURY.
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WHEN REMOVING A DEPLOYED AIRBAG, RUBBER GLOVES, EYE PROTECTION, AND A LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT SHOULD
BE WORN. THERE MAY BE DEPOSITS ON THE AIRBAG UNIT AND OTHER INTERIOR SURFACES. IN LARGE DOSES,
THESE DEPOSITS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE SKIN AND EYES.
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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.
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THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOOR MUST NEVER BE PAINTED. REPLACEMENT PASSENGER AIRBAG DOORS ARE
SERVICED 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.
1. Carefully inspect the five receptacle slots around the top and sides of the passenger airbag door opening of the instrument panel top cover. Remove
any of the small metal airbag door snap retainers that did not remain on the molded airbag door tabs during the removal procedure.
2. If the removed passenger airbag module is being reinstalled, install the metal snap retainers recovered in Step 1 onto the proper airbag door tabs.
Each of the five molded airbag door tabs must have a snap retainer on it before it is installed in the instrument panel. New replacement passenger
airbags come with new airbag door snap retainers installed.
3. Carefully position the passenger airbag onto the instrument panel.
4. Align the five tabs and retainers on the upper edge and sides of the passenger airbag door with the receptacles in the instrument panel top cover.
5. Using hand pressure, press firmly on the passenger airbag door over each of the tab and retainer locations until each of them is fully engaged in its
receptacle. Be certain that each of the metal snap retainers is in position on the airbag door tabs.