Air Bag Light On problems of the 2006 Subaru Impreza

Possibly related to takata recall after local dealer serviced the recall, the air bag light came on. Dealer has said it is fault code 26, which is related to a failure of the passenger airbag indicator. This problem is pervasive and wide spread, a simple google search will garnish tens and possibly hundreds of people citing this failure. On top of Subaru not being forthcoming with this information, the dealer has only made problem worse in their attempt to fix what should be a simple wiring issue that many people are able to fix on their own. It is unclear if the passenger airbag will deploy while this code is present. We believe it to be related to recall as the passenger wiring harness is involved in the repair and could have been incorrectly installed or the problem was their and the dealer did not tell us about it.

Takata recall: I first purchased this vehicle and it had an airbag light on, but without any history of an accident. The weight sensor on the dashboard which notifies you of someone sitting in the passenger seat changes from on to off just fine. However, the airbag light has remained on for the length of my ownership. I want to know if this is a defective takata airbag and my specific make and model was not included in the recall list of vehicles, but in truth that is the main issue. I has had the vehicle inspected an there does not seem to be any other contributing factor including a fuse shortage or faulty dome light.