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MODULE

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the supplemental restraint system. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, never strike or drop the occupant restraint controller, as it can damage the impact sensor or affect its calibration. The occupant restraint controller contains the impact sensor, which enables the system to deploy the supplemental restraints. If an occupant restraint controller is accidentally dropped during service, the module must be scrapped and replaced with a new unit. Failure to observe this warning could result in accidental, incomplete, or improper supplemental restraint deployment.




1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.

2. Remove the protective cover from the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) (1).

3. Unlatch and disconnect the two wire harness connectors (3) for the ORC from the ORC connector receptacles (2 and 4) located on the forward facing side of the module. To disconnect the wire harness connectors from the ORC, depress the release tab and lift the lever arm on each connector.




4. Remove the three nuts (2) that secure the ORC (1) to the studs on the ORC mounting bracket (3) on the floor panel transmission tunnel.

5. Remove the ORC from the floor panel transmission tunnel.