Repairs and Inspections Required After a Collision: Service and Repair

Precautions For SRS Airbag System

(a) Handling of a vehicle that has been damaged in a collision
(1) Refer to the toyota repair manual for SRS airbag system inspection procedures.
(2) If imapcts are likely to occur to the front airbag sensors, side airbag sensors, rear airbag sensors or center airbag sensor remove each sensor as necessary before hand.
(3) Do not allow the front airbag sensors, side airbag sensors, rear airbag sensors or center airbag sensor to become heated to hight temperatures.
(4) Check the wire harnesses and connectors for damage and / or melting, as some areas of the airbags and seat belt pretentioners may heat up to several hundred degrees when they operate.