Airbag control unit with part number 95910-4M100

What does the airbag control unit 95910-4M100 do?

The airbag control unit 95910-4M100 is the central control unit of the SRS restraint system in Kia. It evaluates the crash sensors, decides in a crash whether airbags and seatbelt pretensioners are triggered, and monitors the system continuously.

Faults are shown via the airbag warning light. After an accident the unit stores crash data and locks itself.

In everyday use you won't notice anything, because the control unit works unobtrusively in the background.

Why does the control unit 95910-4M100 fail?

Stored crash data from an accident is the most common cause with the 95910-4M100, even if no airbag has deployed. A normal diagnostic tool cannot erase it; other causes are aged electronics, cold solder joints, moisture and corrosion on plug connections, and voltage spikes such as from a weak battery or jump-starting.

Whether an airbag has deployed makes no difference to this storage.

Electronic components age over time, solder joints can go cold, and moisture or corrosion affects the contacts. Voltage spikes when starting also put extra strain on the unit.

How can you tell that the 95910-4M100 is defective?

The airbag warning light in the instrument cluster stays on permanently or lights up intermittently, and an error message appears in the display. A diagnostic tool gets no connection to control unit 95910-4M100, and the fault memory cannot be cleared. In an emergency, airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may then fail to deploy.

The light shows a detected fault itself, and that is exactly its purpose.

If the indicator stays on permanently or lights up again and again, a prompt check is the right step.

Which vehicles is the 95910-4M100 fitted in?

The assignment applies to part number 95910-4M100. The control unit is fitted in these vehicles: Kia K5 TF (2010-2015); Kia Optima TF (2010-2015).

The list names these models:

• Kia K5 TF (2010-2015)
• Kia Optima TF (2010-2015)

Comparing the part number on the label with this page is the first thing to do; it only confirms that it is the right unit. Whether the control unit is defective or a connector or cable is the cause is shown only by the fault memory read out beforehand.

For the same vehicles, we also repair control units with the part numbers 95910-2T000, 95910-2T010, 95910-2T100, 95910-2T110, 95910-2T210, 95910-2T300.

How does the repair of the 95910-4M100 work?

Have the fault memory of control unit 95910-4M100 read out, enclose the log, disconnect the battery and only then remove the control unit. Then create a repair order online and send the well-packed unit in. At Airbag24, testing, repairing and checking usually take 3–4 working days.

On the test bench, Airbag24 checks the unit, replaces defective components and erases stored crash data. A function test follows.

Afterwards your own unit is returned 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 95910-4M100 get to Airbag24?

The unit goes to us by parcel, or you book a UPS collection for an extra charge. The 95910-4M100 is also returned by UPS after the repair.

The printed repair order goes into the parcel, and the control unit must be packed shock-proof.