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Airbag & restraints fault codes

56 VAG and OBD-II codes covering airbag and restraints, each with what it means in plain English and how urgent it is.

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CodeDefinitionSeverity
00588Igniter for Driver Airbag (N95): Resistance too High/Low / Short CircuitSafety system
00589Igniter 1 for Front Passenger Airbag (N131): Resistance too High/Low / Short CircuitSafety system
00590Igniter 2 for Front Passenger Airbag (N132): Resistance too High/Low / Short CircuitSafety system
01217Igniter for Side Airbag, Driver Side (N199): Resistance too High/Low / Short CircuitSafety system
01218Igniter for Side Airbag, Front Passenger Side (N200): Resistance too High/Low / Short CircuitSafety system
01219Igniter for Side Airbag, Rear Driver Side (N201): Resistance too High/Low / Short CircuitSafety system
01220Igniter for Side Airbag, Rear Passenger Side (N202): Resistance too High/Low / Short CircuitSafety system
01221Side Airbag Crash Sensor, Driver Side (G179): Electrical Fault / No SignalSafety system
01222Side Airbag Crash Sensor, Front Passenger Side (G180): Electrical Fault / No SignalSafety system
B0001Driver Frontal Airbag Deployment Loop, Stage 1 (Igniter for Driver Airbag -N95-) - circuit malfunction: resistance too high/low, open circuit, short to ground or B+Safety system
B0002Driver Frontal Airbag Deployment Loop, Stage 2 (Igniter 2 for Driver Airbag -N250-) - circuit malfunction (open/short/resistance out of range)Safety system
B0010Front Passenger Frontal Airbag Deployment Loop, Stage 1 (Igniter for Front Passenger Airbag -N131-) - circuit malfunction (open/short/resistance)Safety system
B0011Front Passenger Frontal Airbag Deployment Loop, Stage 2 (Igniter 2 for Front Passenger Airbag -N251-) - circuit malfunction (open/short/resistance)Safety system
B0020Driver (Left) Side Airbag Deployment Loop (Igniter for Side Airbag, Driver Side -N199-) - circuit malfunction (open/short/resistance)Safety system
B0022Driver (Left) Curtain/Head Airbag Deployment Loop (Igniter for Curtain Airbag, Driver Side -N253-) - circuit malfunction (open/short/resistance)Safety system
B0028Front Passenger (Right) Side Airbag Deployment Loop (Igniter for Side Airbag, Front Passenger Side -N200-) - circuit malfunction (open/short/resistance)Safety system
B0030Side/Curtain Airbag Deployment Loop (right-side or second-row position; on VAG typically Igniter for Curtain Airbag, Passenger Side -N254-) - circuit malfunction (open/short/resistance)Safety system
B0100Electronic Frontal (Crash) Sensor 1 - malfunction / signal out of range (front impact sensor circuit, SRS)Safety system
B1001Igniter, Driver Frontal Airbag - Stage 2 (N250)Safety system
B1002Igniter, Front Passenger Frontal Airbag - Stage 1 (N131)Safety system
B1003Igniter, Front Passenger Frontal Airbag - Stage 2 (N132)Safety system
B1004Igniter, Front Passenger Head/Curtain Airbag (N252)Safety system
B1005Igniter, Driver Head/Curtain Airbag (N251)Safety system
B1006Igniter, Driver Belt Tensioner / Pretensioner (N153)Safety system
B1007Igniter, Front Passenger Belt Tensioner / Pretensioner (N154)Safety system
B1008Igniter, Rear Passenger Belt Tensioner / Pretensioner (N197)Safety system
B1009Igniter, Rear Driver Belt Tensioner / Pretensioner (N196)Safety system
B100AIgniter, Front Passenger Side (Thorax) Airbag (N200)Safety system
B100BIgniter, Driver Side (Thorax) Airbag (N199)Safety system
B100CIgniter, Rear Driver Side Airbag (N201)Safety system
B100DIgniter, Rear Passenger Side Airbag (N202)Safety system
B100EIgniter, Driver Knee AirbagSafety system
B100FIgniter, Front Passenger Knee AirbagSafety system
B1010Igniter, Driver Belt Force Limiter / adaptive 2nd-stage belt tensioner (N297)Safety system
B1011Igniter, Front Passenger Belt Force Limiter / adaptive 2nd-stage belt tensioner (N298)Safety system
B1012Igniter, restraint deployment loop - additional squib circuit (Airbag Control Module J234)Safety system
B1013Igniter, restraint deployment loop - additional squib circuit (Airbag Control Module J234)Safety system
B1014Igniter, restraint deployment loop - additional squib circuit (Airbag Control Module J234)Safety system
B1017Crash Sensor, Side Airbag - Driver Side (G179)Safety system
B1018Crash Sensor, Side Airbag - Rear Driver Side (G256); side pressure/acceleration sensorSafety system
B1019Crash Sensor, Side Airbag - Front Passenger Side (G180)Safety system
B101ACrash Sensor, Front (Frontal Impact) Airbag - Driver Side (G283); front pressure/acceleration sensorSafety system
B101BCrash Sensor, Front (Frontal Impact) Airbag - Front Passenger Side (G284)Safety system
B101CCrash Sensor, Side Airbag - Rear Passenger Side (G257)Safety system
B101FFront Passenger Airbag Deactivation (Key) Switch (E224)Safety system
B1020Restraint system deployment/sensor circuit (Airbag Control Module J234) - generalSafety system
B1021Restraint system deployment/sensor circuit (Airbag Control Module J234) - generalSafety system
B1032Pedestrian Protection Crash Sensor; Driver Side (G570)Safety system
B1033Pedestrian Protection Crash Sensor; Front Passenger Side (G571)Safety system
B1073Crash Signal - airbag crash/deployment output signal faultSafety system
B10E9Front Crash Sensor for Pedestrian Protection, Center (G693)Safety system
B2005Airbag Control Module (J234): Missing Datasets / End-of-Line Programming not performedSafety system
B2012Airbag Control Module (J234): Coding / Dataset / End-of-Line programming faultSafety system
B2013Airbag Control Module (J234): Missing Datasets / End-of-Line Programming not performedSafety system
U1100Component Protection Active - Airbag Control Module (J234) not adapted to vehicleSafety system
U1101Component Protection Active - Airbag Control Module (J234) not adapted to vehicleSafety system

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