Airbag control unit with part number 95910-M7500

What does the airbag control unit 95910-M7500 do?

The control unit 95910-M7500 coordinates the restraint system (SRS) for Kia. It reads the crash sensors, decides in an emergency on the triggering of airbags and seatbelt pretensioners, and monitors the system permanently.

The decision is made in fractions of a second. The unit reports faults in the system via the airbag warning light in the instrument cluster.

After an accident, it stores crash data and then locks itself.

Why does the control unit 95910-M7500 fail?

The most common cause is that crash data remains stored after an accident, even if no airbag has triggered. A standard diagnostic tool cannot erase it. Other causes are ageing components, cold solder joints, moisture and corrosion at plug connections, and voltage spikes.

This crash data stays in the unit until Airbag24 erases it during the repair. A standard diagnostic tool can find it, but it cannot remove it.

Ageing electronics fall into the same category as cold solder joints: the connections become unreliable over time. Moisture and corrosion at plugs worsen the contact, and voltage spikes occur, for example, with a weak battery or jump-starting.

How can you tell that the 95910-M7500 is defective?

The 95910-M7500 shows a fault through the airbag warning light, which stays on permanently or intermittently, through an error message in the instrument cluster, through a missing connection to the diagnostic tool, and through a fault memory that cannot be cleared.

As long as the light is on, airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may possibly not trigger in an emergency. This possibility is the reason why the indication must be taken seriously immediately.

The warning light shows the fault, and it is the clearest sign the vehicle provides.

Which vehicles is the 95910-M7500 fitted in?

The control unit 95910-M7500 is fitted in these vehicles: Kia Forte BD (from 2018).

The list contains the vehicles stored for this part number.

• Kia Forte BD (from 2018)

Comparing the part number on the label of the removed unit with this page ensures that it is the correct unit, nothing more. Whether the control unit is defective or whether a plug 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-B0100, 95910A7300, 95910A7350, 95910B0000, 95910H9430.

How does the repair of the 95910-M7500 work?

First you have the fault memory read out and enclose the log. Then you disconnect the battery and only afterwards remove the control unit 95910-M7500.

Then you create a repair order online and pack the unit well before sending it in. At Airbag24, the unit is checked on the test bench, defective components are processed, the crash data is erased and a function test is run.

Processing at Airbag24 normally takes 3–4 working days. 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-M7500 get to Airbag24?

You send the control unit 95910-M7500 as a parcel or have it collected by UPS for an extra charge. After the repair, Airbag24 sends it back by UPS.

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