Airbag control unit with part number 95910-2P000

What does the airbag control unit 95910-2P000 do?

The airbag control unit 95910-2P000 belongs to the restraint system (SRS) of Kia and controls its triggering. It evaluates the crash sensors and, in an accident, decides within milliseconds on the airbags and seatbelt pretensioners. After an accident it stores crash data and locks itself; the repair lifts the lock.

Monitoring continues in the background and reports faults to the airbag warning light in the instrument cluster.

The unit is therefore the part of the system that continuously assesses the state of the airbags and seatbelt pretensioners.

Why does the control unit 95910-2P000 fail?

The most common cause is crash data that the control unit has stored after an accident, even when no airbag has fired; a normal diagnostic tool cannot erase them. Ageing components, cold solder joints, moisture corroding the contacts and voltage spikes can additionally cause the failure.

Crash data are entries that the unit keeps in its memory as soon as it records an event. They remain there even when the vehicle continues to run perfectly. Reading out makes them visible without removing them.

The other triggers concern the hardware and the environment. Over the years solder joints fatigue, moisture attacks the contacts, and voltage spikes, for example from a weakened battery or jump-starting, put the electronics under strain.

How can you tell that the 95910-2P000 is defective?

A defect shows through the airbag warning light in the instrument cluster, which lights up permanently or intermittently, and through fault messages. A fault memory that cannot be cleared, or a diagnostic tool without contact to the control unit, indicates a defect. Airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may then possibly not fire in an emergency.

Look out for these signs:

• Airbag warning light lights up permanently or intermittently
• Fault message in the instrument cluster
• Fault memory cannot be cleared
• Diagnostic tool has no connection to the control unit

The light shows the finding immediately as soon as the control unit detects a fault.

Which vehicles is the 95910-2P000 fitted in?

The control unit 95910-2P000 is fitted in these vehicles: Kia Sorento XM (2009-2014).

Use this overview to compare your own vehicle.

• Kia Sorento XM (2009-2014)

Compare the part number on the label of the removed unit with this page, to make sure it is the right unit. Have the fault memory read out beforehand as well: only this result shows whether the control unit is defective or a plug or cable is the cause.

For the same vehicles, we also repair control units with the part numbers 95910-1U000, 95910-1U150, 95910-2P400, 95910-2P580, 959101U100.

How does the repair of the 95910-2P000 work?

First have the fault memory read out and enclose the log. Then disconnect the battery and remove the control unit 95910-2P000. Next create the repair order online and send in the well-packed unit.

Airbag24 examines the unit on the test bench, repairs defective components, erases the stored crash data and carries out a function test. Processing at Airbag24 generally takes 3–4 working days. After that your own unit goes back to you.

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 95910-2P000 get to Airbag24?

You send the control unit 95910-2P000 as a parcel or book a UPS collection for an extra charge. After the repair Airbag24 returns it by UPS.

Put the printed repair order in the parcel and pack the unit shock-proof.