Airbag control unit with part number 95910-M7100

What does the airbag control unit 95910-M7100 do?

The airbag control unit 95910-M7100 controls the restraint system for Kia: it evaluates the crash sensors, determines within milliseconds in an accident which airbags and seatbelt pretensioners are triggered, and checks the system continuously. After an accident it stores crash data and locks itself.

It displays faults via the airbag warning light in the instrument cluster, so that the driver can recognise them.

While driving its work is barely noticeable, because it operates without any intervention by the driver.

Why does the control unit 95910-M7100 fail?

The stored crash data are the most common cause of a failure with the 95910-M7100, even if no airbag has deployed, and a normal diagnostic tool cannot remove them. Aged components, cold solder joints, moisture and corrosion at plug connections, and voltage spikes are also possible.

Aged electronic components lose reliability over time. Cold solder joints, in turn, interrupt the contact only temporarily, which makes fault-finding harder.

Moisture and corrosion attack the plug connections. Voltage spikes arise, for example, with a weak battery or a jump start and can load the electronics.

How can you tell that the 95910-M7100 is defective?

The airbag warning light in the instrument cluster lights up permanently or intermittently. In addition there are fault messages in the instrument cluster, a lack of connection between the diagnostic tool and the control unit on the 95910-M7100, and a fault memory that cannot be cleared. In an emergency, airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may then possibly not trigger.

The warning light is the first signal the driver sees; it reports the fault as soon as the unit detects it.

A disrupted connection to the diagnostic tool can also be due to a plug or a cable. It therefore does not prove on its own that the control unit itself is affected.

Which vehicles is the 95910-M7100 fitted in?

The control unit 95910-M7100 is fitted in these vehicles: Kia Forte BD (from 2018); Kia Cerato BD (from 2018); Kia K3 BD (from 2018).

The overview shows which models belong to this unit.

• Kia Forte BD (from 2018)
• Kia Cerato BD (from 2018)
• Kia K3 BD (from 2018)

When removing the unit, compare the part number on the label with this page. That only ensures you have the correct unit in front of you. Have the fault memory read out beforehand, because only this result shows whether the control unit is defective or whether a plug or cable is the cause.

For the same vehicles, we also repair control units with the part numbers 5WY6 7056, 61186401, 95910-M6000, 95910-M6100, 95910-M6250, 95910-M6300.

How does the repair of the 95910-M7100 work?

First have the fault memory read out; the log goes with the unit. Then disconnect the battery, remove the control unit from the vehicle, create the repair order online and send in the unit well packed. For Airbag24, processing usually takes 3–4 working days.

This procedure exists for safety reasons, because work is carried out on the restraint system.

The test bench at Airbag24 shows the condition of the unit; afterwards defective components are repaired, stored crash data erased and a function test carried out.

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-M7100 get to Airbag24?

You send the control unit 95910-M7100 either as a parcel or have it collected for an extra charge by UPS. Airbag24 arranges the return shipment after the repair by UPS.

The printed repair order goes into the parcel, and the unit is packed shock-resistant.