Air bag message flashing on and off repeatedly?
Our '96 Ford E150 van has 100K miles, and it's still in tip-top condition. But the air bag notification flashes on and off when driving and it has never been in an accident.
Why is this happening all of a sudden? Any way to stop it?
Fix whatever is causing the fault
It's failing a built-in self test for some reason.
You could try removing and re-seating the correct fuse; maybe the contact has become intermittent. Anything else, let your mechanic figure it out. Messing with air bags can be dangerous.
Take it to autozone and see if they can erase the error code. I had this issue my air bag light was on 24/7 for years took it to the dealer for a code issue with the accelerator and they just erased the air bag code for free on top of my $600 bill for the accelerator. Mine turns on if somebody in the passenger seat doesn't have a seat belt or any weight on it never tested it with the driver seat
POST (Power On Self Test) failed, which means your airbag may not deploy when needed. Take it to a qualified mechanic, read the error codes, and get it fixed.
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