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Old Jan 3, 2024 | 04:08 PM
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Name that wire! Airbag?

Hello, new to the forum. I just picked up a beater 94 F150. So far it's a fun project.
I took off the housing around the steering column and found this wire just hanging down not connected to anything. Just curious if anyone knows what this connection is?
I took off the covering in order to change some burnt out bulbs in the instrument cluster. There was a beeping when I turned the truck on and I read that could be because of an airbag light burnt out. Well there was no bulb in the airbag light socket. So I replaced that and a couple other bulbs.
Now the airbag light is blinking 5 + 1. So having read on this forum I figured out was code 51 is, but I'm curious if this wire has anything to do with is?

Any suggestions on this wire and next steps would be greatly appreciated.
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Looks like it is part of the bundle going into the back of steering wheel
 
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Old Jan 3, 2024 | 05:55 PM
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It's a ground wire in the ignition key cylinder that makes your "key in" alarm chime.
 
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It's a ground wire in the ignition key cylinder that makes your "key in" alarm chime.
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Old Jan 4, 2024 | 07:05 AM
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