Intermittent air bag light

I'M GETTING AN INTERMITTENT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. SEEMS TO COME ON WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR SOME KIND OF JARRING. i CAN MAKE IT GO OFF BY BANGING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STERING WHEEL. hAS ANYONE ELSE EXPIRIENCED THIS?

THANKS, RON 97 1.0 HATCHBACK