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Pinpoint Tests â?? Air Bag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)

PINPOINT TEST J: : LFC 32/DTC B1932 - DRIVER AIR BAG CIRCUIT RESISTANCE HIGH

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Normal Operation. The restraint control module (RCM) monitors the resistance for the driver air bag ignitor by measuring the resistance between Pins 3 and 4. If the RCM detects high resistance between these pins, it will store a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) B1932 in its memory and flash a lamp fault code (LFC) 32 (or higher priority code if one exists) on the air bag indicator.

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Possible Causes. Driver air bag high resistance can be caused by:- a poor connection or corrosion in the driver air bag module circuits or the air bag sliding contact.- an open circuit or high resistance in the air bag sliding contact windings.- an open circuit or high resistance in the wiring harness.- an open circuit or high resistance in the driver air bag module.- an RCM internal fault.
?² J1: RETRIEVE THE RECORDED DTCS FROM BOTH CONTINUOUS AND ON-DEMAND SELF-TEST
?² J2: CHECK THE DRIVER AIR BAG MODULE
?² J3: CHECK THE DRIVER AIR BAG MODULE CIRCUIT
?² J4: CHECK THE CIRCUITS BETWEEN THE AIR BAG SLIDING CONTACT C21 AND RCM C20
?² J5: CHECK FOR AN INTERMITTENT FAULT
?² J6: CHECK FOR ADDITIONAL DTCS





The replacement comlumn, escpecially if it was used, likely came with a broken clockspring. It could also have been damaged if the steering wheel have been rotated too many times from the spring's "neutral" position.

Try the horn and the cruise. Those features also utilize the clockspring and often also fail when the clockspring ciruit opens (depends on exact failure mode).

Steve

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