Saturday, April 4, 2026

Initial Maintenance - Air Bag System Error and Weird Noises

This morning, I decided as an extension of the interior cleaning, I'd remove the radio which led to removing the A/C and ultimately checking the air bag control module.  When I first sat in the vehicle yesterday, the air bag unit started a relatively consistent chime noise and then went away.  I didn't hear it again on the drive home.  However, at home, it just seemed to make rather weird noises instead of a chime sound.  

In my understanding, you should be able to turn on the key, watch the air bag light, and based on the flash sequence know what is wrong.  Unfortunately, the light on mine just stays lit which means the problem is with the control module itself.  I might be able to find someone to repair it but most just try to find another off eBay to swap into their car.  However, in all likelihood, after 33 years, the system isn't going to work properly anyway due to age.

I decided the best option was just to remove the air bag module completely.  I'll save it in case I ever want to put it back into the car.  This will certainly eliminate the noise I was hearing but will cause the air bag light to aways stay on.  I plan to remove the cluster to clean it and swap in LED lights so I'll just remove the air bag light then.  The system would then be fully disconnected.


The blue box has a black connector and a grey connector.  I'm going to end up labelling them somehow and leaving them inside the dash in the event I need to get to them later.  The box bolted from below through a metal brace from the radio area.  The part number of the blue box appears to be 72AF14B056AD (0's could be O's or D's).


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