airbag light

papher51 · March 19, 2014

Hi; I recently install an off-market radio and when I was done the airbag light came on. I checked all of the connections and the fuse. I took the battery cables off for a few minutes. Still on. I have a 2006 chevy express 1500.

Thanks for any help.

papher51 · March 19, 2014

What code is it throwing?

I have not had it scanned as of yet. I had read on-line that sometimes changing a radio will cause the light to come on. The article did not say anything about how to get it to go off.

GasHog369 · March 20, 2014

Agreed you need to get code scanned.

In the mean time you could try pulling airbag fuse , or even disconnecting battery for 30 min. and that might reset code..

But searching online i also found this that a colorado owner found..

when replacing a radio sometimes it resets the BCM and causes the communication error i stated in the first issue of my last response(your bcm thinks the airbags are not the originally installed because it doesn't remember their vin number) the fix is to do a BCM relearn using a Tech2 scan tool and it should clear all your problems right up