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Old 11-26-2005, 01:17 PM
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Airbag code 12??

My Airbag light is flashing code 12 at me. Does anyone know what this code means?
 
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Maybe a 21 ???

I don't have a 12 listed, could it be a 21?
Here are the codes for Air Bag faults. When frist started the dash light will blink the two digit code before it comes on permently.

Continuous (blinks no code)
RCM Disconnected or Inoperative, Loss of Battery Feed, or Loss of
Signal Ground

15
Incorrect Vehicle ID

15
Driver Air Bag Circuit Shorted To
Ground

15
Driver Air Bag Circuit Shorted To
Battery Or Ignition

16
Passenger Air Bag Circuit Shorted
To Ground

16
Passenger Air Bag Circuit Shorted
To Battery Or Ignition

17
Air Bag Tone Warning Indicator
Circuit Shorted to Ground or Open

17
Driver Pretensioner Circuit
Shorted To Battery Or Ignition

17
Driver Pretensioner Circuit
Shorted To Ground

18
Passenger Pretensioner Circuit
Shorted To Battery Or Ignition

18
Driver Pretensioner Circuit
Shorted To Ground

18
Air Bag Tone Warning Indicator
Circuit Short to Battery or
Ignition

19
RCM Crash Data Memory Full

21
RCM Bracket Ground Resistance
High

24
RCM Is Faulted

25
Passenger Air Bag Deactivation
(PAD) Switch Fault

27
Passenger Air Bag Deactivation
(PAD) Warning Lamp Inoperative

27
Passenger Air Bag Deactivation
(PAD) Warning Lamp Shorted to
Battery

32
Driver Air Bag Circuit Resistance
High

33
Passenger Air Bag Circuit
Resistance High

34
Driver Air Bag Circuit Resistance
Low

35
Passenger Air Bag Circuit
Resistance Low

46
Driver Pretensioner Circuit
Resistance High

46
Driver Pretensioner Circuit
Resistance Low

47
Passenger Pretensioner Circuit
Resistance High

47
Passenger Pretensioner Circuit
Resistance Low

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The infamous code 12

Code 12 seems to be a couple of things

loss of voltage at pin 14
low/loss of battery voltage

these are what I found.
 
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