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Service bulletin 16114

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id636137
Published by NHTSA2002-11-05
Manufacturer's number16114
Manufacturer's date2002-08-01
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT REPEAT SERVICE FOR AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1994 (DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG CIRCUIT RESISTANCE HIGH) AND / OR B1998 (PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CIRCUIT RESISTANCE HIGH). *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Air bags

Trouble codes named

B1994, B1998

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER1999, 2000, 2001
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2001 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1999, 2000, 2001

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
00V1790002000-07-05. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
157512002-11-08. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN AIR BAG LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1993. *TT
161312002-11-06. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT REPEAT SERVICE FOR AN AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES B1994 AND B1998 SET. *TT
143842001-04-18. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES B1994 AND / OR B1998 IN SELF TEST. *JB
011102001-04-03. Service bulletin. AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES B1994 AND / OR B1998 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
0101102001-04-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES B1994 AND / OR B1998 STORED IN MEMORY. *JB
145412001-03-14. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1994 AND / OR B1998 IN SELF TEST. *TT
135812000-11-29. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH SIDE AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES B1994 AND / OR B1998 IN SELF TEST. *TT
135632000-05-18. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH SIDE AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES B1994 AND B1998 IN SELF TEST. ENGINEERING HAS RELEASED A ROBUST OVERLAY HARNESS TO INSTALL ON VEHICLES THAT COME IN FOR THIS ISSUE. *TT
9960841999-09-08. Service bulletin. EXHIBITING AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B1994 AND / OR B1998. *TT