Hey everyone, was overseas for 2 1/2 years and very busy since I got home. Bronco was in storage for quite sometime. Got home in time to go deer hunting. After hitting a very deep pothole the airbag light started flashing. It went out not long after and a few days ago it came back on ond has been on ever since. Does anyone know what this code means and how to fix it?

 

My airbag light started flashing a code too. It was intermittent at first, but now it's on all the time. After searching enough on Google, I found that the most common recommendation is to replace your clock spring. It wraps around your steering column to provide the airbag, horn, and cruise-control wiring connections to the steering column.

I've been meaning to order one for my Bronco, since the thought of having that sucker go off in my face when I'm romping off-road really sucks.

On the other hand, the airbag is probably so old, that it might just explode on deployment anyway. After 15 years, it might be safer to just disable the thing! Does anyone know the "safe" life expectancy of these air bags?

 

Here you go
Instructions for reading the codes are here

Airbag DIagnostic Monitor (ADM) Light Flash Code (LFC) Priority Table

Tone (5 Beeps Repeated 4 Times): Air Bag Indicator Open Circuit with Stored Fault Code(s)
No Air Bag Indicator (Dash Light Out): Inoperative Indicator Circuit or No Battery Voltage to ADM
Continuous Air Bag Indicator: ADM Disconnected or Inoperative
12: Low Battery Voltage
13: Air Bag Circuit Shorted to Ground
14: Front Air Bag Sensor and Bracket Circuit Shorted to Ground
21: Rear Air Bag Sensor and Bracket Not Mounted to Vehicle Properly
22: Rear Air Bag Sensor and Bracket Output Circuit Shorted to Battery Voltage
23: Rear Air Bag Sensor and Bracket Circuit Input Feed/Return Circuit Open
24: Rear Air Bag Sensor and Bracket Output Feed/Return Circuit Open
32: Driver Side Air Bag Circuit High Resistance or Open
34: Driver Side Air Bag Circuit Low Resistance or Shorted
41: RH Front Air Bag Sensor and Bracket Feed/Return Circuit Open
42: LH Front Air Bag Sensor and Bracket Feed/Return Circuit Open
44: RH Front Air Bag Sensor and Bracket Not Mounted to Vehicle Properly
45: LH Front Air Bag Sensor and Bracket Not Mounted to Vehicle Properly
51: ADM Internal Thermal Fuse Blown Due to Intermittent Short to Ground
52: Backup Power Supply Voltage Boost Fault
53: Front Air Bag Sensor and Bracket Circuits Resistance to Ground or ADM Fault
Rapid Continuous Flashing of Air Bag Indicator (No Fault Code): All Primary Air Bag Sensors Disconnected

 

I have looked for the reason for 34 light code for a year or so. Thanks. It usually flashes after a humid night and clears if I restart the engine.

Does anyone have any suggestions for "34: Driver Side Air Bag Circuit Low Resistance or Shorted?" The clock spring replacement fixed a 32 code.

 

I have looks for the reason for 34 light code for a year or so. Thanks. It usually flashes after a humid night and clears if I restart the engine.

Does anyone have any suggestions for "34: Driver Side Air Bag Circuit Low Resistance or Shorted"? The clock spring replacement fixed a 32 code.

 

I would think that there's a spot of insulation missing or a crack in the insulation that is creating a short to ground when the humidity gets in the crack and creates a path of less resistance to ground.

 

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