I.L. Motorsport

Airbag Blink Codes

'90-'93

# of Flashes Possible Cause
ON Faulty diagnostic module or poor connection of diagnostic module connector
2 Poor ground of all D-sensors
3 Open Circuit or poor connection of power source circuit
4 Faulty S-sensor
5 Fault D-sensor (D-sensor remains ON)
6 Faulty air bag modules or poor connection of clock spring connector
7 Poor ground of wiring harness
8 Poor ground of D-sensor
9 Open circuit between diagnostic modules and D-sensor
10 Faulty diagnostic module (System-down fuse burned)

'94

Light remains ON - Poor connection at airbag computer
12 - Open circuit power source
13 - D sensor ON
21 - Poor installation S sensor
22 - S sensor ON
23 - Open connection S sensor feed circuit
24 - S sensor diagnostic circuit open
32 - Open circuit driver side airbag module
33 - Open circuit passenger side
34 - Short circuit driver side airbag module
35 - Short circuit passenger side
41 - Open circuit between D sensor and computer
44 - Poor installation of right side D sensor
45 - Poor installation of center D sensor
46 - Poor installation of left D sensor
51 - System Down fuse open
52 - Damaged back-up battery
53 - Damaged computer
Flashes continuously - Poor connection of all D sensors

'95 - '97

remains on - bad computer
3 - bad power
6 - driver side airbag
7 - passenger side airbag

'99+

1 - computer connector
2 - bad computer
3 - bad power
6 - driver side airbag
7 - passenger side airbag
49 (4 long pulse then 9 quick pulse) - passenger deactivation switch


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24 October, 2007



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