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Check engine codes for RCM and ABS Dangerous?

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Old Jun 29, 2024 | 05:28 PM
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Default Check engine codes for RCM and ABS Dangerous?

Out of the blue my 2013 f150 got a solid orange check engine light on the speedometer.

ran my code tool Foxwell
RCM restraint control module
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ABS antilock braking system

I tried to clear the codes and my foxwell said 'Pass', but the check engine light is still on...
I realize the RCM deals with the airbag and seatbelts? But I have not been in an accident.
I guess ABS is less dangerous? My brakes work fine.

Is this something I can just ignore? Or is that RCM code something really dangerous that needs professional inspection asap?
Can I simply take it to a MIDAS or Firestone shop and ask them to verify my seatbelts/airbag/brakes function ok?

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Old Jun 30, 2024 | 06:49 PM
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Take it to a dealer for diagnosis, your ABS module may be failing,
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Old Jun 30, 2024 | 07:11 PM
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your ABS module Is a $100 rebuild by a shop in the Austin, San Antonio area and you can find them on line such as eBay. ~2_3 day turn around. The abs system is by default designed to fail gracefully and still give you full brakes…..just not feathered when a wheel locks up.
the SRS is another problem. A good code scanner / complete module scanner will tell you if an impact sensor is shorted or open. It will also tell if a seat position sensor is working…..or not. I can’t say if one component is not working, then the entire rest of the system will or will not work.
most competent shops have a good multi module scanner…..just ask first or your option is your favorite Ford dealer.
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Old Jul 1, 2024 | 05:13 PM
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Thank you both for responding. I deeply apologize but I am an idiot who does not know how to work my cheap home scan tool. I went to auto zone and he read the codes with his shop tool.
It was just loose gas cap OR a canister purge valve. nothing to do with ABS or the restraint control module. not sure why my foxwell scanner gave me those codes.
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Old Jul 2, 2024 | 04:27 PM
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Far Out !!!
very glad it was a 50 cent fix
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