Airbag control unit with part number 00052219048

What does the airbag control unit 00052219048 do?

The 00052219048 controls the airbags and seatbelt pretensioners of Fiat as an SRS control unit. It checks the crash sensors, decides within milliseconds on triggering in the event of an impact, and keeps an eye on the system.

Diagnosis runs in the background. Every detected fault is stored in the fault memory and displayed via the airbag warning light.

If the unit detects an accident, it stores crash data and then locks itself.

Why does the control unit 00052219048 fail?

The most common cause on the 00052219048 is crash data from an earlier accident, even if no airbag was triggered. Further causes are ageing electronics, cold solder joints, moisture and corrosion on plugs, and voltage spikes.

Crash data cannot be erased with a normal diagnostic tool.

Ageing components and cold solder joints develop over the years and cause intermittent faults. Moisture makes plug connections corrode, which triggers contact problems.

Voltage spikes occur, for example, with a weak battery or when jump-starting.

How can you tell that the 00052219048 is defective?

A defect on the 00052219048 is noticed by the airbag warning light in the instrument cluster, by error messages and by a fault memory that cannot be erased. In an emergency airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may then possibly not deploy.

Typical signs are:

• airbag warning light that lights up permanently or intermittently
• error message in the instrument cluster
• diagnostic tool without connection to the control unit
• fault memory that cannot be erased

The light shows the defect, and you only need to take it seriously.

Which vehicles is the 00052219048 fitted in?

The 00052219048 is fitted in these vehicles: Fiat Tipo 356 Facelift (from 2020). This information names the vehicles for which this control unit is recorded.

The list shows the assignment in detail and serves for comparison with your own car.

• Fiat Tipo 356 Facelift (from 2020)

On the one hand compare the part number on the label of the removed unit with this page; this only confirms that you have the right unit. On the other hand have the fault memory read out before removal, because only the log shows whether the control unit itself is defective or whether a plug or cable is the cause.

For the same vehicles, we also repair control units with the part numbers 00052090728, 156348104, 208055, 52017547.

How does the repair of the 00052219048 work?

First have the fault memory read out and attach the log. Then disconnect the battery and only afterwards remove the control unit. Next create a repair order online and send the well-packed unit in. Processing at Airbag24 usually takes 3–4 working days.

On the test bench the unit is checked at Airbag24, defective components are replaced and a functional test completes the repair. Afterwards the unit goes back to you. With this control unit, erasing the crash data is often not possible. If the crash data needs to be erased, please contact us briefly before sending the unit in – we will check your part number.

Our repairs come with 2 years' statutory liability for defects. The repaired control unit comes back with all vehicle data and is ready for use as soon as it is refitted — no coding or programming is required.

How does the control unit 00052219048 get to Airbag24?

You send the 00052219048 to Airbag24 as a parcel or book a UPS collection for an extra charge. After the repair Airbag24 returns it to you by UPS.

Enclose the printed repair order in the parcel, and pack the control unit shock-resistant.