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Test E: LFC 29/DTC C1414- Incorrect Vehicle Identification Code

E1 - E2:






E3:






E4:






Expedition With Side Air Bags:






Expedition Without Side Air Bags:






Navigator:






Normal Operation
The Restraint Control Module (RCM) monitors the electrical condition at C2005 pins 10, 13 and 14 to determine if it is installed on the correct vehicle. Each vehicle configuration (Expedition with and without side air bags and Navigator with side air bags) will have a unique vehicle ID. See the tables. If the RCM detects other than the expected programmed condition on any of these pins, it will store Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) C1414 in memory and flash a Lamp Fault Code (LFC) 29 (or higher priority code if one exists) on the air bag indicator.

Possible Causes
An incorrect vehicle identification code can be caused by:
^ internal RCM fault or an RCM installed on the wrong vehicle.
^ an incorrectly programmed RCM.
^ vehicle ID pins not connected as expected.