Airbag control unit with part number 95910-D9500

What does the airbag control unit 95910-D9500 do?

The airbag control unit 95910-D9500 belongs to the restraint system (SRS) of Kia and is its central control unit. It evaluates the crash sensors and, in a crash, decides within milliseconds which airbags and seatbelt pretensioners are triggered.

It also monitors the entire system during operation. It shows faults via the airbag warning light in the instrument cluster.

After an accident, it saves crash data; the unit is locked afterwards.

Why does the control unit 95910-D9500 fail?

The most common cause is crash data from an accident that stays in the unit even if no airbag has triggered; these cannot be removed with a standard diagnostic tool. Additional causes are ageing electronics, cold solder joints, moisture and corrosion at plug connections, and voltage spikes.

The recording of the impact is in the control unit until Airbag24 removes it during the repair.

Electronic components are subject to wear, and solder joints can come loose over time.

Moisture and corrosion impair the contact. Voltage spikes, for example from a weak battery or jump-starting, put strain on the electronics.

How can you tell that the 95910-D9500 is defective?

A defect shows up as an airbag warning light in the instrument cluster that stays on permanently or intermittently, a fault message in the same instrument cluster, a diagnostic tool without connection, and a fault memory that cannot be cleared. In an emergency, the airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may then fail to trigger.

The light is a direct report from the system. It indicates that a deviation has been detected.

If the diagnostic tool or the fault memory cannot be reached, the system should be checked.

Which vehicles is the 95910-D9500 fitted in?

The 95910-D9500 is fitted in these vehicles: Kia Sportage QL (2015-2021).

The vehicles recorded for this part number are listed below.

• Kia Sportage QL (2015-2021)

Comparing the part number on the label of the removed unit with this page only shows whether it is the right unit. The cause of the fault is determined by the fault memory, which you should have read out before removal: it shows whether the control unit is defective or whether a plug or cable is affected.

For the same vehicles, we also repair control units with the part numbers 95910-3W800, 95910-D9000, 95910-F1000, 95910-F1070, 959100Z200.

How does the repair of the 95910-D9500 work?

First, have the fault memory read out and the log enclosed, then disconnect the battery. Only then remove the control unit, create a repair order online and send in the unit, well packed. Processing at Airbag24 usually takes 3–4 working days.

Airbag24 checks the unit on the test bench, repairs defective components where necessary, erases the crash data and carries out a functional test. 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-D9500 get to Airbag24?

Shipping by parcel, or a UPS collection for an extra charge: both are possible. The return after the repair is made by UPS.

The printed repair order belongs in the parcel, and the unit is packed shock-proof.