B0081 on the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt
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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| SB-09-09-40-003 | 2010-03-06. Service bulletin. CHEVROLET/PONTIAC: SIR/AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DTC B0081 AND PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM (PPS) CODE 23 STORED (REPLACE PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND RE-ROUTE WIRE HARNESS). *PE UPDATED 3/4/11. *PE |
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| SB-08-09-41-007A | 2009-12-02. Service bulletin. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/SATURN: PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM (PPS) MAY COMMAND PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR AND SEAT BELT REMINDER ON WHEN ELECTRONIC DEVICES (COMPUTERS, MP3 PLAYER, CELL PHONES, TECH 2, ETC.) ARE PLACED ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, DTC B0074 0F; B101D OR B0081 SET. THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT SOME ELECTRONIC DEVICES PLACED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE ELECTRIC FIELD GENERATED BY THE PPS SYSTEM, CAUSING IT TO ENABLE (TURN ON) THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND SAFETY BELT REMINDER. *PE |
| SB-09-09-41-003 | 2009-11-04. Service bulletin. CHEVROLET/PONTIAC: THE SIR/AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE TECHNICIAN MAY FIND DTC B0081 SET. *PE |
| TB-080941006B | 2009-08-03. Service bulletin. GENERAL MOTORS: THE SIR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. DTC B0081 PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM (PPS) CODE STORED (INSPECT PPS SYSTEM CONNECTORS). *PE |
4 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.