B0081 on the 2017 Buick Verano
The bulletins listed name this code in NHTSA's summary, or are about the same components. A bulletin or a recall listed here may apply to the model year. None of it is a diagnosis.
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| N182188910 01 | 2019-05-13. Service bulletin. N182188910-01 - Special Coverage. On some 2017 model year Buick Verano vehicles, the Passenger Presence Sensor (PPS) Module wire may have been pinched in the seat trim during seat assembly or servicing. If the wire is pinched Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) B0074 (0D or 0E) may intermittently set along with the Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM) setting B0081 (00). The fault and symptoms may be intermittent. 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. If there was an active fault condition at the time the front passenger airbag was commanded to deploy, the airbag would not deploy. Dealers are to replace the Passenger Presence Module. The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer. |
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| N182188910 | 2019-05-13. Service bulletin. N182188910 - Special Coverage. On some 2017 model year Buick Verano vehicles, the Passenger Presence Sensor (PPS) Module wire may have been pinched in the seat trim during seat assembly or servicing. If the wire is pinched Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) B0074 (0D or 0E) may intermittently set along with the Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM) setting B0081 (00). The fault and symptoms may be intermittent. 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. If there was an active fault condition at the time the front passenger airbag was commanded to deploy, the airbag would not deploy. Dealers are to replace the Passenger Presence Module. The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer. |
2 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19. See them in the bulletin list. A bulletin lists model years: read the document for which vehicles it concerns.