In many crashes severe enough to inflate the airbag,windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.Additional windshield breakage may also occur fromthe right front passenger airbag.• Airbags are designed to inflate only once. After anairbag inflates, you will need some new parts forthe airbag system. If you do not get them, the airbagsystem will not be there to help protect you inanother crash. A new system will include airbagmodules and possibly other parts. The servicemanual for your vehicle covers the need to replaceother parts.• The vehicle has a crash sensing and diagnosticmodule which records information after a crash.See Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy onpage 7-16 and Event Data Recorders on page 7-17.• Let only qualified technicians work on the airbagsystems. Improper service can mean that anairbag system will not work properly. See yourdealer/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 areusing remote start to start your vehicle from a distance,if equipped, you may not see the system check.When the system check is complete, either the wordON or the word OFF, or the symbol for on or the symbolfor off, will be visible. See Passenger Airbag StatusIndicator on page 3-33.United States Canada1-65
