Service bulletin 16-NA-145
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10108637 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-07-18 |
| Manufacturer's number | 16-NA-145 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2017-07-18 |
| NHTSA component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION |
NHTSA's summary
This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the front passenger presence sensor to correct a customer concern on a service airbag light illuminated, the service airbag system message on the DIC, passenger airbag status indicator display OFF and DTC B0074 and B0081 set caused by an open or high resistance in the seat pad printed circuit.
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Air bags, Air bag control module
Trouble codes named
B0074, B0081
| BUICK VERANO | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| GCUS-9-3166 | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. 23520 Sepecial Coverage - On some vehicles, the Passenger Presence Sensor (PPS) Module wire may have been pinched in the seat trim during seat assembly or servicing. When the fault is active the Passenger Frontal Airbag is suppressed. The Service Airbag System telltale is illuminated, the Service Airbag System message is displayed on the Driver Information Center (DIC), and Front Passenger Airbag Status indicator will display OFF. The passenger would not have the benefit of the passenger airbag in the event of a collision if there was an active fault condition present at the time of deploy command. |
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| PIC5702 | 2012-08-28. Service bulletin. GENERAL MOTORS: AIR BAG LIGHT/SIR LIGHT ON B0012 OR B0013 WITH SYMPTOM BYTE 0E. THIS CONDITION MAY BE CAUSED BY A DAMAGED SHORTING BAR IN THE STEERING WHEEL INFLATABLE RESTRAINT MODULE (STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG). *JS UPDATED 9/24/12. *PE |