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Possible Causes

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High or low resistance in right front belt and buckle assembly pretensioner circuits may be caused by damaged wiring on circuit No. 1081 (Yellow/Red wire) or No. 1082 (Yellow/Black wire) or damaged right front belt and buckle assembly pretensioner.

  1. Check for hard or intermittent DTC

    Turn ignition switch to OFF position. Connect scan tool to Data Link Connector (DLC). See USING SCAN TOOL  under DIAGNOSTICS. Turn ignition switch to RUN position. Retrieve and record any continuous DTCs. See RETRIEVING FAULT CODES  under DIAGNOSTICS. Perform on-demand self-test. See ON-DEMAND SELF-TEST  under DIAGNOSTICS. If DTC B1232 was retrieved during on-demand self-test, fault is hard. Go to next step. If DTC B1232 was not retrieved, fault is intermittent. Go to step  5.

  2. Check right front belt & buckle assembly pretensioner

    Using scan tool, select PID/Data Monitor and Record. Select PIN PPRTNR. If resistance is less than 1.8 ohms or more than 3 ohms, go to next step. If resistance is not less than 1.8 ohms or more than 3 ohms, replace ECS module. See ELECTRONIC CRASH SENSOR (ECS) MODULE  under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION. Go to step  5.

  3. Check right front belt & buckle pretensioner circuit

    Disable air bag system. See DISABLING SYSTEM  under DISABLING & ACTIVATING AIR BAG SYSTEM. Access and disconnect ECS module harness connector. See ELECTRONIC CRASH SENSOR (ECS) MODULE  under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION. Access and disconnect right front belt and buckle assembly pretensioner connector. See BELT & BUCKLE ASSEMBLY PRETENSIONER  under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION. Measure resistance in Yellow/Red wire between harness side of ECS module connector terminal No. 26 and harness side of right front belt and buckle assembly pretensioner connector. Measure resistance in Yellow/Black wire between harness side of ECS module connector terminal No. 27 and harness side of right front belt and buckle assembly pretensioner connector. If resistance is more than 0.5 ohm in either circuit, repair open in appropriate wire. See WIRING DIAGRAMS . Go to step  5. If resistance is less than 0.5 ohm in both circuits, go to next step.

  4. Check right front belt & buckle pretensioner circuit for short

    Measure resistance between Yellow/Red wire and Yellow/Black wire on harness side of right front belt and buckle assembly pretensioner connector. If resistance is less than one megohm, repair short between Yellow/Red and Yellow/Black wires. Go to next step. If resistance is more than one megohm, replace right front belt and buckle assembly pretensioner. Go to next step.

  5. Check for additional DTCs

    Refer to continuous DTCs recorded in step  1. If any continuous DTCs were retrieved, go to diagnostic trouble code identification table for direction to appropriate test. See DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) IDENTIFICATION  table. DO NOT clear any DTCs until all DTCs have been resolved. If no continuous DTCs were retrieved, reconnect air bag system. Activate air bag system. See ACTIVATING SYSTEM  under DISABLING & ACTIVATING AIR BAG SYSTEM. Clear all DTCs. See CLEARING FAULT CODES  under DIAGNOSTICS.
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