2004 Ford F-150 passive restrant light

CRAIG W

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2004 FORD F-150
V8
2WD
AUTOMATIC
170,000 MILES

When starting the passive restrant goes through its test then it blinks once skips then blinks 8 times. It will do this severial times then it will stay on solid. Any suggestions?

Friday, March 28th, 2008 AT 4:55 PM

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MERLIN2021

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As far as the flash codes go 18 is not on the list, so you will need to have the codes read at a shop that can read "B" codes.

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Friday, March 28th, 2008 AT 5:11 PM

MASTERTECHTIM

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You need a special scanner to test for codes. The sir system does a system check every ignition cycle and will turn itself off if the problem goes away. You definately have a problem. You will probably need to bring it to a service station and get it scanned to determine the codes. Hope this helps

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Friday, March 28th, 2008 AT 5:12 PM

CRAIG W

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I have found the cause of my issue. The lamp to the "passenger air bag off" lamp went out. I did a few simple test to confirm this. Now I just need to find a replacement lamp. My guess is the passive restant lamp will point you to the area that has a problem by the number of flashes it gives, (in my cass 1 flash, pause, 8 flashes, stop) is indacating the" passenger air bag off" lamp is out. Hope this may help others.

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Friday, March 28th, 2008 AT 10:17 PM