AirBag Error - Code 44

[BuffaloXplorer]

Just this morning i started my '96 XLT and the airbag light lit (standard operation) and then began to blink four times, twice, giving error code 44, before becoming a steady light. Anyone else have a similar problem....ideas? Cost? I hate relying on the dealer but i may be SOL this time.

 

[Okrazie1]

If the codes for a '96 are the same as a '95, then a 44 code indicates that the right hand primary crash sensor has a high resistance to ground (3.0 Ω or greater in relation to a reference ground). There's a good chance there is some corrosion between the sensor bracket and the mounting point on the body.

 

[MONMIX]

Not to change the subject but,
Okrazie, how did you get the ohm symbol ?

 

[spindlecone]

great Question Monmix, perhaps a modified, :mattmoon: