Canada - Restraints - MIL ON/DTC B1140 and B1141 Set

Bulletin
1279

Issue Date
June 30, 2004

Market
Canada

Title:
M.I.L. "ON" DTC B1140 & B1141 (REVISED)

Model
'01 - '03 Highlander

TSB REVISION NOTICE:
June 30, 2004: Production Change Information removed, Current Part Number updated, Applicable Warranty revised.
Previous versions of this TSB should be discarded.

Under severe cold conditions (approximately 0� F / --18� C or below), some 2001 - 2003 model year Highlander vehicles equipped with side airbags may exhibit a M.I.L. "ON" condition with a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) B1140 or B1141 stored in the Center Airbag ECU memory. To prevent a M.I.L. "ON" condition, the Center Airbag ECU has been updated.

APPLICABLE VEHICLES:
2001 - 2003 model year Highlander vehicles equipped with side airbags.







PARTS INFORMATION:







WARRANTY INFORMATION:

REPAIR PROCEDURE:
Refer to the appropriate repair manual procedure for diagnosis of the specific M.I.L. 'ON' DTC present. Confirm that the ambient temperature during the M.I.L. 'ON' was at or below 0� F (-18� C). If no trouble is found, after performing diagnosis for the M.I.L. 'ON', replace the Center Airbag Sensor Assembly (Airbag ECU) with the new part number provided above.

NOTE:
Issue of this Technical Service Bulletin is to ensure that proper repair information is available. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN AUTHORIZATION FOR REPAIR. Normal provisions of the formal warranty policy, as applicable, will apply.