Airbag light not coming on

[vandep32]

The airbag light on the dash is not coming on. I just failed a safety inspection because of this. Does anyone know why that might not come on? Or any possible solutions to check for?

 

[Bedrck47]

First you need to see if the light is blown out You will have to remove the instrument cluster to check or replace the bulb

 

[vandep32]

All bulbs look good. I also checked the owners manual and there were not any fuses associated with the airbag system. At least none that were labeled.

I was also reading that it could be the LED bulb soldered into the cluster. I ran a test of the dash lights by pressing the odometer reset button and turning on the car at the same time. The airbag light did not illuminate during the test. How can i troubleshoot this further?

What bulb would i need to buy to re-solder and fix this issue?

 

[Bedrck47]

check fuse #19 10A* Restraints Control Module (RCM)
Use a meter when checking the fuse

 

[vandep32]

I checked that fuse too. It was good. I feel like that shouldn't be the issue. How would a fuse just affect one light within the instrument cluster?

 

[Bedrck47]

two questions how did you test the fuse and did you try putting the bulb in a different socket?

 

[Bedrck47]

I checked that fuse too. It was good. I feel like that shouldn't be the issue. How would a fuse just affect one light within the instrument cluster?

The lamp for the air bags gets it signal from a switch internal in the Restraints Control Module. If the fuse to that module was blown the switch wouldn't be able to close in order for the lamp to come on.

 

[vandep32]

So i found out while taking apart the entire instrument cluster, that there are several dash lights which are hardwired into the circuit board. The airbag light is one of them. It had exploded or broke somehow. So now i just have to re-solder a new bulb and then i should be good to go. I will update tomorrow.

 

[Bedrck47]

Thanks for that information about lamps being hardwired
Keep us posted

 

[vandep32]

So i successfully replaced the led bulb. When i plugged everything back in it began to blink in a sequence. It would blink 3 times, pause for a few seconds, then blink 4 times. This cycle happened 5 times before the light stayed on for good. Can anyone tell me what code it might be giving?