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Live (Undeployed) Inflator Modules

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Fig 1: View Of Proper Handling Of Undeployed Inflator Module
GM9039Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Use special care when handling or storing live, undeployed, inflator modules. Inflator module deployment produces a rapid generation of gas. This may cause the inflator module, or an object in front of the inflator module, to project through the air in the event of an unlikely deployment.