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Hi guys,

Big fan of the site, first time posting on the forum, hope I'm in the right spot.

I recently purchased an R33 GTR S1 (from an SAU member) and last week had the steering wheel replaced with another stock wheel, as the old one was very worn.

I am now experiencing the dreaded flashing air bag light...

I have spent many afternoons researching the door switch re-set tricks, and have tried each instruction I could find a dozen times, but the light just keeps flashing. (Consistent short flashes)

I even got so desperate that I called Nissan willing to hand over some money to check/clear the fault, but was promptly told that, being an import, they won't even touch it.(?)

Has anyone experienced this with an R33 GTR and, if so, what worked to fix it?

From what I have read, the door switch re-set has worked for many others but I couldn't find any that specifically referenced R33 GTR - most of the positive results I could find online were for R33 Gtst or R34 Gtt.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Or, if anyone is in the Brisbane/Ipswich area (I am in Springfield Lakes) and wants to have a crack at it, I would be more than happy to pay you the $75 I would have paid Nissan if you can clear it. (Without removing the bulb :)

Cheers!

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I haven't read the door switch reset, but knowing alot about airbag systems & how they work, it looks like you have a clockspring coil issue or an airbag issue.

Q1: Did YOU replace the steering wheel or pay a shop to? If you did it, did you disconnect BOTH battery terminals & wait 5 minutes for the system to dicharge voltage BEFORE disconnecting any airbag plugs?

Q2: Did you use the same airbag, or fit one that came with the replacement wheel?

Q3: Was care taken with the clockspring coil, e.g. not turned?

Airbag systems are critical systems that operate on resistance. Usually anything above 4 ohms is considered too high & the component should be replaced.

Hi 533 RYC,

Thanks for your reply.

In answer to your questions:

I paid a shop to do it, so unfortunately am not sure how it was done.

The same airbag that was on the original wheel (no light before) was put back on. The airbag on the replacement wheel had the module removed so couldn't be used.

As I didn't do the work, I'm not sure if care was taken with the clock spring coil. Is there any way of checking if it had been turned without taking the wheel off again?

From what I have read, it is VERY common on skylines for the airbag light to flash after the battery is disconnected and/or the steering wheel removed. Apparently mostly fixable by doing that door switch re-set, however it would seem either not in my case, or I'm doing the reset incorrectly.

I have also read that, if there is an actual issue, the light will flash in different patterns in order to enable you to "read" the problem code, or just stay on. I cant find anywhere that details what the patterns are or mean, but mine is just consistent shortish flashes, no change.

Is there a way to check if it is a resistance issue?

  • 3 weeks later...

Still unable to fix the flashing airbag light problem, any chance anyone has a scan tool or knows a work shop that can plug in to read/clear the fault? Any where in the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Ipswich or Sunshine Coast areas. If you have a scan tool and was willing to check it obviously I would come to you and pay you for your time.

Damn if you were In Sydney I could have helped.

It's most likely the guy you paid removed the airbag then turn the keys to ignition. Now the airbag module expects an airbag, because there isn't one it has now recorded a fault on the SRS airbag module.

Two ways to fix this, replace the module OR delete the fault/crash history on the module.

Clearly the guy changing it had no idea on what he/she was doing.

Thanks for the replies guys.

For replacement of the module, as far as I know the module in the S1 R33s are in the wheel itself, which is the reason for it being so large (changed in the S2s onwards). Not ruling out changing it if it is the problem, but would love to get a scan on it first to confirm if that was the issue.

To be honest I wouldn't rule out a drive to Sydney to scan/fix it as it is incredibly annoying!! The worst part is that apparently it is very common for the light to flash after the battery is disconnected or flat. From what I have read this is normally fixed with by doing the door switch reset procedure but I can't even get it to go into diagnostic mode by following the steps...

Hoping that someone local might be able to help. (Thanks for the offer johnnilicte, like I said wouldn't rule out the drive at the moment ha ha).

If I was to get an aftermarket ecu (looking at doing some mods done the track anyway) does anyone know if it could be scanned using the scan tool for the aftermarket ecu? I have however read the the aibags operate independently of the ecu, which is why an ecu reset wouldn't fix it...

SRS Airbag module is separate to the engine ECU, so that's out of the question unfortunately.

If you search online, I'm sure there are mobile airbag specialists that will come out to you :)

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