If you have problems with the supplementary restraint system (SRS) (aka airbag), get advice from a GM dealership. You have a powerful explosive charge in the SRS, it could KILL or cause SERIOUS personal injury if you don't handle it properly.
I have listed a bunch of SRS fault codes below (1991).
These are all "R" codes:
|
Code |
Description |
|
21 |
Steering column resistance too high |
|
22 |
Steering column resistance too low |
|
21 and 22 |
Steering column resistance cannot be determined |
|
23 |
Steering column voltage too high |
|
24 |
Steering column voltage too low |
|
25 |
Short to battery in steering column |
|
26 |
Open in steering column |
|
31 |
Open 36VLR to deployment loop |
|
32 |
Grounded 36VLR to deployment loop |
|
33 |
(History) Steering diode shorted in arming sensor |
|
34 |
Open in ignition 1 feed to deployment loop |
|
35 |
Discriminating sensor open |
|
41 |
Energy reserve voltage charging failure |
|
42 |
Energy reserve voltage too low |
|
51 |
(Current) Accident detected |
|
52 |
EEPROM Accident data area full |
|
61 |
Force low, or 'Inflatable Restraint' indicator circuit failure (blown lamp?) |
|
71 |
Internal DERM fault |
The advice on this page is offered without any warranty express or implied. Do not abuse the SRS fitted to any vehicle. ALWAYS wear your seat belt. Do NOT allow feet on the dash of a vehicle fitted with a passenger airbag. You should ALWAYS maintain a minimum gap of at least 10 inches between you and any airbag (the more the better). Do not allow children under the age of 12 to ride in the front of a vehicle with a passenger airbag (even with a seat belt). NEVER put a rear facing "baby seat" in the passenger seat if an airbag is fitted. Don't put a forward facing seat there either. Always read and act on the warning labels, usually in the owner's manual and on the sun visors as well as other locations.