Is airbag light on an nct failure?

Kersh

The airbag srs light is on on my dash. Nct is tomorrow, is this a failure? 2 people I spoke to said that their cars passed with the srs kight on. Anyone got a definitive answer. I thought it was loose wires in steering wheel, but I fixed them and its still on, and I have run out of time....

Quatre Mains

sorry I dont have a definite answer but I would severely doubt its a failure seeing as most older cars wouldnt have an airbag in the 1st place. Don;t fret it, just do the test anyway as the retest for that will be free (requires visual inspection only).

Kersh

Thanks, Ill just send it in so. Then I can sell it , woo hoo.....

Gmodified

You can always take the bulb out.

eoin_f

g/f's car has that pron and failed as is problem with cars cpu or so she was told, would have cost300 to replace so just got local mechanic to doctor it and it passed

E.

unkel

Johnnycabs wrote:

sorry I dont have a definite answer but I would severely doubt its a failure seeing as most older cars wouldnt have an airbag in the 1st place

That argument doesn't hold, I'm afraid

Cars that originally didn't have seatbelts pass the test, but cars with broken seatbelts don't

puntosporting

They dont fail for it!
My car passed the nct after a retest for something else the light was on for the test and retest ,nothing was even said to me about it!

Kersh

too much grief to get in at bulb to take it out and cant put tape over it cause it covers 3 other warning lights that come on when ignition is on.

zapata

I had that problem when i bought my civic - airbag light staying on. I called into the Honda dealer - young apprentice arrived out and plugged a handheld device into a wiring loom behind the glove box and reset the cars cpu - free of charge.
I met the previous owner after that and he said the problem started after he had left the lights on one night and completely drained the battery. :rolleyes:

mudflapgirl

I had that problem for a while too (2002 clio) and I was told that it's not so much a nct thing as an insurance thing. Apparently if you have an accident and they can prove your airbag light was on they can void your insurance. Granted the mech coulda been spoofin me so I'd pay him to do the work - funny thing was all the work was an insurance claim so I didn't pay him - my insurance company did *lol* so I didn't really care

Kersh

..itll probably fail on something else.

woody

Kersh wrote:

The airbag srs light is on on my dash. Nct is tomorrow, is this a failure? 2 people I spoke to said that their cars passed with the srs kight on. Anyone got a definitive answer. I thought it was loose wires in steering wheel, but I fixed them and its still on, and I have run out of time....

Did you get the ECU checked for errors by the dealers??

Gmodified

zapata wrote:

I had that problem when i bought my civic - airbag light staying on. I called into the Honda dealer - young apprentice arrived out and plugged a handheld device into a wiring loom behind the glove box and reset the cars cpu - free of charge.
I met the previous owner after that and he said the problem started after he had left the lights on one night and completely drained the battery. :rolleyes:

u don't need handheld for ECU reset

Kersh

Checked ecu myself, no codes in that or in tcu.

Kersh

Failed....but not cos of airbag light. Nearside steering rack gaiter, and window washers not strong enough. Ah well, not bad for 13 year old car.

Modified-IRL

So a new CV boot and new motor for the window wipers

Interceptor

Kersh wrote:

Failed....window washers not strong enough. QUOTE]

WHAAAATTT? Oh this gets better every day - in a country where it never stops raining? Are the jets just jammed with goo and are they going to charge a full retest to pass you? Probably if they have to get under the car to check the gaiter..... Thieving NCT langers.

'c

Kersh

When the tester told me the washers were not working I said that they were, to which he replied...they are not strong enough. But still have to get the gaiter checked. Ah well. :rolleyes: