H: LFC 16/DTC B1888 - Pass. Air Bag Circuit Shorted to Ground

Normal Operation
The Restraints Control Module (RCM) checks for passenger air bag circuit shorts to ground by monitoring the voltage of circuits 607 (LB/OG) and 616 (PK/BK) at pins 6 and 7. If the RCM detects a short to ground on either of these pins, it will store a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) B1888 in memory and flash a Lamp Fault Code (LFC) 16 (or higher priority code if one exists) on the air bag indicator.

Possible Causes
A passenger air bag circuit short to ground can be caused by:
- a short to ground on circuit 607 (LB/OG).
- a short to ground on circuit 616 (PK/BK).
- a short to ground on the passenger air bag module.
- an RCM internal concern.

Pinpoint Test Steps:

H1 - H2:

H3:

H4 - H6: