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- Aug 2, 2017
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- Points
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- City
- Oregon
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Transmission
- Manual
- My credo
- Of course I can fix it...
Hello Rangers,
For about 4 years now my airbag light has been throwing a 33 code and I could not find the answer. Finally I figured it out! Code 33 according to everything you read about the 97 ford ranger will say seat belt tensioner (I even called the dealer and they looked in a old tyme book). It is NOT the tensioner as the 97 does not have one. I have 1 driver side airbag in the truck and that is it.The passenger side is just a cover and a space underneath and no bag. There is a resister on the back of this passenger side airbag cover. Disconnect battery wait 5 mins then clean that resister and boom that 33 airbag code should go away. You may need to replace it but mine just needed cleaning.
Good luck out there!
Rob
For about 4 years now my airbag light has been throwing a 33 code and I could not find the answer. Finally I figured it out! Code 33 according to everything you read about the 97 ford ranger will say seat belt tensioner (I even called the dealer and they looked in a old tyme book). It is NOT the tensioner as the 97 does not have one. I have 1 driver side airbag in the truck and that is it.The passenger side is just a cover and a space underneath and no bag. There is a resister on the back of this passenger side airbag cover. Disconnect battery wait 5 mins then clean that resister and boom that 33 airbag code should go away. You may need to replace it but mine just needed cleaning.
Good luck out there!
Rob
