Air Bag Light Code

[jaykayk]

I have a 97 Escort LE with an air bag light that flashes. It's 5 times, pause, then once. Of course, it could also be once, pause and then five times. Would anyone happen to know what eithr a 15 or 51 code means? Or if you might know a site that has codes?

I'd appreciate any help anyone could give me!

[jaykayk]

Thank you so much for your answer. It does raise another question though. With a blown fuse, does that make the airbag unstable? Or it just won't work? I don't know how quickly I can get that fixed. Plus, quite frankly, with myself only being 5'1" and my daughter, who is the main driver not quite reaching 4'11", airbags make me a bit nervous anyway.

[slirfeldt]

Originally Posted by jaykayk

I have a 97 Escort LE with an air bag light that flashes. It's 5 times, pause, then once. Of course, it could also be once, pause and then five times. Would anyone happen to know what eithr a 15 or 51 code means? Or if you might know a site that has codes?

I'd appreciate any help anyone could give me!

I found this text on internet:

If a air bag light :
Illuminates and remains on there is a fault with the air bag module or it has lost a feed or an earth.
Flashes constantly there is a fault with the air bag clock spring.
Flashes once there is a fault with the Drivers air bag
Flashes twice there is a fault with the Passengers air bag
Flashes four times there is a fault with the seat belt pretensioners.
Flashes five times there is a fault with the drivers side air bag.
Flashes six times there is a fault with the passengers side air bag.
Tricks of the trade
If the air bag light flashes four times indicating a fault with the pretensioners, with the ignition off, disconnect the pretensioners yellow connectors which are usually positioned under or very near the seats. Wait a couple of minutes and then re-connect them. What happens is sometimes the circuit get a spike and illuminates the light, disconnecting then resets the system and the light goes out. If the light continues to flash there is probably a fault with one or both of the sensors.

[Davescort97]

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