RAM 2500 Van V8-5.9L VIN Z (1997)
Air Bag Control Module: All Technical Service Bulletins
Airbag Control Module - Error Reading DTC's
NUMBER: 08-08-99
GROUP: Electrical
DATE: Mar. 26, 1999
SUBJECT:
Error When Reading Airbag Control Module (ACM) Active Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) When Using The DRB III(R) And The 1994 - 1997
Supercard 2 (CH8361).
MODELS:
1995 - 1997 (AB) Ram Van/Wagons
NOTE:
THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT WITH SEATBELT PRETENSIONERS.
DISCUSSION:
Several pretensioner circuit active DTCs will be interpreted incorrectly by the DRBIII(R) when using the recently released DRBIII(R) 1994 - 1997
Supercard 2 (CH8316). The following table identifies the incorrectly displayed message by the DRBIII(R) and the actual DTC that should be displayed.
DRBIII(R) Displayed Messages
Actual DTC That Should Be Displayed
Passenger Squib Circuit Open
Pretensioner Squib Circuit Open
Passenger Squib Circuit Stored
Pretensioner Squib Circuit Shorted
AECM Stored Energy Passenger
AECM Stored Energy Pretensioner
Sometime in June of 1999, a revision is planned for the 1994 - 1997 Supercard 2 (CH8316) in which the above errors will be corrected. In the meantime,
use the above table along with the appropriate Passenger Airbag Diagnostic Manual to help identify the root cause of passive restraint problems.
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