In many crashes severe enough to inflate the airbag,windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.Additional windshield breakage may also occurfrom the right front passenger airbag.• Airbags are designed to inflate only once. After anairbag inflates, you will need some new parts for theairbag system. If you do not get them, the airbagsystem will not be there to help protect you in anothercrash. A new system will include airbag modules andpossibly other parts. The service manual for yourvehicle covers the need to replace other parts.• The vehicle has a crash sensing and diagnosticmodule which records information after a crash.See Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy onpage 7-18 and Event Data Recorders on page 7-19.• Let only qualified technicians work on the airbagsystems. Improper service can mean that an airbagsystem will not work properly. See your dealer/retailer for service.Passenger Sensing SystemYour vehicle has a passenger sensing system forthe right front passenger’s position. The passengerairbag status indicator will be visible on the instrumentpanel when you start your vehicle.The words ON and OFF, or the symbol for on and off,will be visible during the system check. If you are usingremote start to start your vehicle from a distance, ifequipped, you may not see the system check. Whenthe system check is complete, either the word ON or theword OFF, or the symbol for on or the symbol for off, willbe visible. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator onpage 3-35.United States Canada1-65
