Air Bag Light Comes On - Module Displays Code 34 (93-17-3)

Publication date: 1993-08-08
Reference number: 93-17-3
Supersedes refnos: 93-15-4

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON - MODULE DISPLAYS CODE 34

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN

Reference Number(s): 93-17-3, Date of Issue: August 8, 1993
Superceded Bulletin(s): 93-15-4, Date of Issue: July 21, 1993

CONDITIONS

AIR BAG - MODULE DISPLAYS SERVICE CODE VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 9/30/93

LAMP - AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND MODULE DISPLAYS SERVICE CODE 34 - VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 9/30/93

APPLICATION

Model(s): FORD: 1993 Probe

Group: Electrical

Bulletin No. 93-17-3

Date: August 8, 1993

NOTE: This bulletin supersedes Technical Service bulletin 93-15-4, dated July 21, 1993.

ISSUE

The air bag light may come on and the module display service code 34 because the connector insertion bar is damaged or bent. The air bag system is equipped with a shorting bar in connector C257. This mechanism prevents the air bag module from deploying while service work is being performed. The insertion bar opens the shorting bar when the connector is together to activate the system. The insertion bar may become damaged or bent during the assembly or re-assembly process.

ACTION

Check the C257 connector in the steering column for a bent or damaged insertion bar. See Fig 1 . If it is damaged, install a new combination switch assembly which includes the C257 connector.

Fig 1: C257 Connector

PARTS INFORMATION

Part Number	Part Name	Class
F32Z-13K359-D	Combination Switch With Intermittent Wiper	B
F32Z-13K359-C	Combination Switch Without Intermittent Wiper	B