Have a 95 miata. Had it since 2006. Changed out the steering wheel 6 years ago, and removed the air bag from the steering col. Yesterday ran over some bad road. The air bag light started flashing: 3 flashes, 2 sec pause, 2 flashes, 5 sec pause, and the pattern repeats. Any ideas? This is the only time I've had problems with air bags or dash/warning lights. ideas??? jj

 

Per Google: These are the air bag blink codes for various year Miata's


From what I see, you may have '94 air bags.


And no, I do not claim to be an expert on Miata (or any) air bags.








Airbag Blink Codes

'90-'93
ON (no blink) Faulty diagnostic module or poor connection of diagnostic module connector
2 Poor ground of all D-sensors
3 Open Circuit or poor connection of power source circuit
4 Faulty S-sensor
5 Fault D-sensor (D-sensor remains ON)
6 Faulty air bag modules or poor connection of clock spring connector
7 Poor ground of wiring harness
8 Poor ground of D-sensor
9 Open circuit between diagnostic modules and D-sensor
10 Faulty diagnostic module (System-down fuse burned)

'94
Light remains ON - Poor connection at airbag computer
12 - Open circuit power source
13 - D sensor ON
21 - Poor installation S sensor
22 - S sensor ON
23 - Open connection S sensor feed circuit
24 - S sensor diagnostic circuit open
32 - Open circuit driver side airbag module
33 - Open circuit passenger side
34 - Short circuit driver side airbag module
35 - Short circuit passenger side
41 - Open circuit between D sensor and computer
44 - Poor installation of right side D sensor
45 - Poor installation of center D sensor
46 - Poor installation of left D sensor
51 - System Down fuse open
52 - Damaged back-up battery
53 - Damaged computer
Flashes continuously - Poor connection of all D sensors

'95 - '97
remains on - bad computer
3 - bad power
6 - driver side airbag
7 - passenger side airbag

1999-2002
1 - computer connector
2 - bad computer
3 - bad power
6 - driver side airbag
7 - passenger side airbag
49 (4 long pulse then 9 quick pulse) - passenger deactivation switch

2003-2005
01 - SAS control module connector poor connection
02 - SAS control module
03 - Power supply of SAS control module
06 - Driver-side air bag module system
07 - Passenger-side air bag module system
11 - Driver-side pre-tensioner seat belt system
12 - Passenger-side pre-tensioner seat belt system
49 - Passenger air bag deactivation system
61 - Crush zone sensor system
91 - Air bag system warning light circuit
__ - Continuously flashes - Deployment authorization standby code

 

That is it. Thanks for the help, jj