A short circuit in a sensor could cause air bags not to deploy as designed. Getty Images. Representatives for Toyota Motor declined to comment how it learned of the defective airbags.

Conn. Tests Sensor Tech to Short-Circuit Drunk Drivers Here, a steering wheel-mounted sensor can prevent a vehicle from being started when it detects elevated carbon dioxide and ethanol levels in ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor 7203.T said on Wednesday it will recall 1. 12 million vehicles worldwide because a short circuit in a sensor could cause air bags not to deploy as designed.

Tilt Sensor Circuit Schematic. Usually, transistor T1 is in inactive state. When the sensor assembly is tilted, both needles inside the sensor (bottle) are short circuited by the water and a positive ...

The ERT1 I/O block detects shorts at the sensor and prevents the short from affecting the rest of the inputs. ... The LEDs are yellow for on, red for shorted, red flashing for disconnected, and “off” ...