Airbag Light on

[Stranded in Daytona]

And it's not the TSB (Already been performed). I scanned my car and got these codes:

Address 15: Airbags Labels: 1K0-909-605.lbl
Part No SW: 1K0 909 605 P HW: 1K0 909 605 P
Component: 5L AIRBAG VW8R 032 7900
Revision: 03032000 Serial number: 0038FD04BH5X
Coding: 0013644
Shop #: WSC 01279 785 00200
VCID: 3957FDC670D825E9691-806C

Subsystem 1 - Part No: 1K0 959 339 D
Component: BF-Gewichtsens. 006 0006

Subsystem 2 - Serial number: 6332MSME0E6923229

Subsystem 3 - Serial number: 6342MSME0E1D3A3DT

Subsystem 4 - Serial number: 6352QSME09084559H

Subsystem 5 - Serial number: 6362QSME04317667C

Subsystem 6 - Serial number: 63727SME09070F08%

Subsystem 7 - Serial number: 63827SME090D58141

2 Faults Found:
01218 - Side Airbag Igniter; Passenger Side (N200)
001 - Upper Limit Exceeded - Intermittent - MIL ON
00532 - Supply Voltage B+
002 - Lower Limit Exceeded - Intermittent - MIL ON


Anyone have any insight into this?

 

[vlkswgnbgmn66]

Check all your connectors for looseness. Check all the wiring for any chaffed wires. It being an intermittent fault, I would venture to guess its a connector issue somewhere.


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[gsd1214]

definitely tsb on the passenger side air bag, there is a repair kit from dealer for this
I got mine repaired but it came back cause of a loose connection.
double check the repair part under the seat or the connector on the floor


http://www.myturbodiesel.com/wiki/side-airbag-light-on-repair-vw-tsb-6906-05/

 

[Stranded in Daytona]

I checked them, and they are soldered.

 

[donjuan1jr]

Oem vw fix is crimped connections no soldering on any connection.

 

[Stranded in Daytona]

Oem vw fix is crimped connections no soldering on any connection.

The original TSB said to Solder I'm fairly certain.

 

[zrickety]

Solder is always the better way.

 

[avenali312]

Oem vw fix is crimped connections no soldering on any connection.

This is what I thought as well. Mine are crimped.

 

[donjuan1jr]

Solder is always the better way.

As per vw, it is not.

Their reasoning is we can do crimp connections fairly consistently while a soldered joint can have many failure points. We arent taught how to solder.


Also with the airbag system, for this main recall (not tsb, it was a service action 97u3) The issue was high resistance due to the connector, eliminating the connector and added butt connections. Soldering the joint could add more resistance to the circuit.

Any wire repair i do must be like factory, i cannot add length, i must adhere to what the factory intended. I just re read the work details, multiple warnings that wiring repair must be performed correctly due to unintended airbag deployment.

 

[pb4ugoout]

I had the TSB done about 4 years ago. Light came back on a year after. After many many trips to the dealer, they ultimately told me I needed a new airbag and refused to do anything else since I was out of warranty. Was on for about 2 years before I got tired of looking at it. About 3 months ago I took the seat out, cut the crimp connectors out, and soldered the wires together as clean and neatly as I knew how. Been soldering things for a long time now. This repair cleared the light and it hasn't returned. If done properly, a solder joint is far better than any crimped connection. I will agree however, that if done improperly it could cause more issues that it resolves.

 

[juragan]

This seems like an interesting thread. has been bookmark

 

[Rajini98]

Soldering the joint could add more resistance to the circuit.

Lol, no.