Airbag light flashes once then stays on

[vettjockey]

I bought a 2007 Expedition that had been in a glancing side collision and repaired. The airbag light stayed on constantly....no flashes. I sent the Airbag Module off to be reset and re-installed it. Now when I start the truck the airbag light stays on for a few seconds...flashes once...then stays on. Any help?

 

[01yellerCobra]

Was a new air bag installed?

 

[vettjockey]

It was aslight glancing blow on the drivers side rear. I can't verify an airbag even deployed. It probably would have been the side curtain airbag in the rear but the headliner and everything looks perfect. I can't imagine they would have replaced the headliner and not the airbag.

 

[mrford60]

check the seat belt tensioners on the inboard side of the front seats they could have sucked down with the impact with no airbag deployment. its hard sometimes to tell if they deployed. its best to have the codes checked.

 

[vettjockey]

What would I be looking for on the tensioners?

 

[ezeq]

Check the codes if theres any like mrford said.

 

[mrford60]

the tensioners will suck down. but it is really hard to tell if you don't have a good one to compare it to. they should stick up a few inches past the sitting surface of the seat if good, but sometimes they deploy and don't suck down.

 

[vettjockey]

Seatbelt Pretensioner is fixed. My last code is 2294_29_cm and 2292_25_cm (A-B or A-C pillar curtain circuit open, drivers and passenger side). I'm thinking there is a connector loose or wire broken. Where are these connectors and wires?

 

[mrford60]

they should be at the rear of your expy, inside the trim panel behind the rear flip out windows.