Airbag control unit with part number 95910-P4950

What does the airbag control unit 95910-P4950 do?

The airbag control unit 95910-P4950 is the central control unit of the restraint system (SRS) for Kia. It evaluates the signals from the crash sensors, determines in an accident within milliseconds which airbags and seatbelt pretensioners fire, and monitors the system continuously.

The unit reports faults via the airbag warning light. After an accident, the unit stores crash data and locks itself.

The continuous monitoring is meant to detect faults before they matter in an emergency. The control unit is thus the link between sensors and triggering.

Why does the control unit 95910-P4950 fail?

Stored crash data is the most common cause: it comes from an accident, even if no airbag has deployed, and a normal diagnostic tool cannot erase it. Other causes are aged electronic components, cold solder joints, moisture and corrosion at plug connections, and voltage spikes.

Crash data stored in the control unit after an accident remains there until it is removed. Airbag24 erases it during the repair.

The other causes concern the electronics and their connections. Voltage spikes arise, for example, from a weak battery or a jump-start, and can stress the components.

How can you tell that the 95910-P4950 is defective?

The airbag warning light in the instrument cluster lights up permanently or at times, an error message appears in the instrument cluster, the diagnostic tool gets no connection to the control unit, and the fault memory cannot be cleared.

With these signs, airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may not fire in an emergency. Therefore have the finding checked promptly.

The light shows the fault as soon as the system detects it. If the connection to the unit is in order, a diagnostic tool reads out the fault memory.

Which vehicles is the 95910-P4950 fitted in?

The airbag control unit 95910-P4950 is fitted in these vehicles: Kia Sorento MQ4 (from 2020).

The vehicles assigned to this part number are shown in the following list.

• Kia Sorento MQ4 (from 2020)

Comparing the part number on the label of the removed unit with this page only ensures that it is the right unit. Whether the control unit is defective or a plug or cable is the cause is shown only by the fault memory, which you have read out beforehand.

For the same vehicles, we also repair control units with the part numbers 95910-P2100, 95910-P4250.

How does the repair of the 95910-P4950 work?

Read out the fault memory first and enclose the log. Then disconnect the battery and only then remove the control unit. Next, create a repair order online and send the unit in well packed. Airbag24 needs usually 3–4 working days for checking, repair and function test.

Airbag24 checks the unit on the test bench, repairs defective components, deletes stored crash data and carries out a function test. The unit then 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-P4950 get to Airbag24?

You send the unit in as a parcel, or you book a UPS collection for an extra charge. After the repair, Airbag24 sends it back by UPS.

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