Chevrolet/GMC Express/Savana Airbag Deployment Zones Supplement
(GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-12146324) - 2019 - Misc - 8/29/18
Seats and Restraints
3
Seats and
Restraints
Airbag System
Airbags and Specialty Law
Enforcement Vehicles . . . . . . . . . 3
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Airbag Deployment Diagrams . . . 6
Airbag System
Questions and Answers
About Airbags and
Specialty Law
Enforcement Vehicles
Q: Can equipment such as radar
devices, video cameras, and
radio trees be mounted in a
specialty vehicle equipped
with a right front passenger
frontal airbag?
A:
Yes, but care must be taken to
properly mount the equipment
outside of the airbag
“
deployment zone.
”
Q: What is the airbag
“
deployment zone
”
?
A:
The term
“
deployment zone
”
describes the space an airbag
takes up when fully inflated.
Airbags need room to work
properly, and anything in the
“
deployment zone
” —
such as
improperly mounted equipment
—
can greatly affect the
performance of the airbag.
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Warning
Airbags inflate with great force,
faster than the blink of an eye. No
objects, such as shotguns, should
be placed over or near the airbag
covers. Equipment mounted too
close to an inflating airbag could
prevent the airbag from operating
properly to protect the occupants
or could be forced into an
occupant or break and become a
dangerous projectile, causing
severe injury or even death. To
help prevent injury and to allow
the airbag to perform as it was
designed, do not mount
equipment inside the airbag
deployment zones.
Q: How can I identify the airbag
“
deployment zone
”
in my
vehicle?
A:
See
for more
information. The diagrams
provide the approximate
dimensions of the
“
deployment
