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Service bulletin 14579

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id617964
Published by NHTSA2001-04-02
Manufacturer's number14579
Manufacturer's date2001-01-01
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SIDE SEAT AIR BAGS MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES U2017 AND / OR U2018 (SIDE CRASH SENSOR COMMUNICATIONS ERROR) STORED IN MEMORY. *TT

The document

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Components

Air bags

Trouble codes named

U2017, U2018

Vehicles listed
FORD TAURUS2000, 2001
MERCURY SABLE2000, 2001

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
150162001-10-23. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE AIR BAG LIGHT ON WITH A DIAGNOSTIC CODE C1946 (DRIVER SEAT TRACK POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION) STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
145792001-08-09. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SIDE SEAT AIR BAGS MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES U2017 AND / OR U2018 (SIDE CRASH SENSOR COMMUNICATIONS ERROR) STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
148122001-05-23. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SIDE SEAT AIR BAGS BUILT PRIOR TO JUNE 1, 2001 MAY EXHIBIT AN AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1994 AND / OR B1998 (OPEN / HIGH RESISTANCE IN THE DRIVER / PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG CIRCUITS). *TT
146662001-05-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SEAT SIDE AIR BAGS MAY EXHIBIT A DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1994 OR B1998 (OPEN / RESISTANCE IN THE DRIVER / PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG CIRCUIT). *TT
145332001-03-14. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SIDE SEAT AIR BAGS MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) U2017 AND / OR U2018 (SIDE CRASH SENSOR COMMUNICATIONS ERROR) STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
134722000-05-16. Service bulletin. FOR VEHICLES THAT REQUIRE CONFIGURATION OF THE ELECTRONIC CRASH SENSOR MOUDLE TO SETTINGS OTHER THAN THE PRESET SETTINGS, THE CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS WERE OMITTED FROM THE SHOP MANUAL. *TT