Airbag control unit with part number 95910-Q5500

What does the airbag control unit 95910-Q5500 do?

The airbag control unit 95910-Q5500 is the central control unit of the restraint system (SRS) for Kia. It processes the crash sensor signals, decides in an accident whether airbags and seatbelt pretensioners are triggered, and monitors the system constantly.

The decision is made within a few milliseconds. For this, sensors, wiring and output stages must work together reliably, and the unit checks this continuously by itself.

If it detects a fault, it shows this via the airbag warning light. After an accident, it stores crash data and locks itself, and the repair lifts the lock.

Why does the control unit 95910-Q5500 fail?

The most common cause is crash data stored after an accident, even without a triggered airbag; a standard diagnostic tool cannot erase it. Other causes are aged electronic components, cold solder joints, moisture and corrosion at plug connections, and voltage spikes from a weak battery or a jump start. Airbag24 erases the crash data during the repair.

Crash data is a record of the moment of the accident, which stays in the unit until it is removed.

The other causes act over a longer period. Electronics age, solder joints give way, and moisture attacks contacts where corrosion forms.

How can you tell that the 95910-Q5500 is defective?

A defect in the 95910-Q5500 shows up as an airbag warning light that stays on permanently or intermittently, as a fault message in the instrument cluster, as a diagnostic tool without a connection to the control unit, or as a fault memory that cannot be cleared.

If the warning light comes on, airbags and seatbelt pretensioners may not trigger in an emergency. This calls for a prompt check.

A diagnostic tool that cannot establish a connection also indicates a fault that needs to be clarified.

Which vehicles is the 95910-Q5500 fitted in?

The 95910-Q5500 is fitted in these vehicles: Kia Seltos SP2 (from 2019).

A list of the assigned models follows here:

• Kia Seltos SP2 (from 2019)

Comparing the part number with the label on the removed unit only confirms that you have the right control unit in front of you. Whether the unit is defective or a cable or connector is the cause is shown only by the fault memory, which you should have read out before removal.

For the same vehicles, we also repair control units with the part numbers 80100-Q5600WK, 80100Q5600, 95910-Q5100-95512.

How does the repair of the 95910-Q5500 work?

First, have the fault memory read out and enclose the log. Then disconnect the battery before removing the control unit. Afterwards, create the repair order online and send in the well-packed unit.

Processing at Airbag24 usually takes 3–4 working days. During this time the unit is checked on the test bench, defective components are processed and the crash data is erased. A function test follows.

After that, 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-Q5500 get to Airbag24?

You send the control unit 95910-Q5500 as a parcel, or you arrange a UPS collection for an extra charge. After the repair, Airbag24 sends it back to you by UPS.

Place the printed repair order in the parcel and pack the control unit so that it is shock-resistant.