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P05B9

Restraint Deployment Signal Circuit Low

Generic OBD-II

Common symptoms

What you'll notice

Common causes

Most likely first

  1. Faulty or damaged airbag control module
  2. Loose or corroded wiring connections in the restraint deployment signal circuit
  3. Malfunctioning seat belt pretensioner
  4. Defective impact sensors
  5. Faulty or damaged clockspring mechanism

How to diagnose & fix

Work through it in order

  1. Airbag warning light illuminated on the dashboard
  2. Airbag system may fail to deploy in the event of an accident
  3. Intermittent or constant beeping sound from the airbag system
  4. Faulty or non
  5. responsive horn
  6. Loss of power to certain electrical components, such as the radio or air conditioning controls

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