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B0001 fault code: what it means

B0001: BYD: driver frontal airbag stage 1 deployment control fault. Airbag light on.

Body · Safety risk

Usual causes, most likely first

  1. clockspring
  2. airbag connector
  3. airbag unit

B0001 by make

BYD

BYD: driver frontal airbag stage 1 deployment control fault. Airbag light on.

Usual causes: clockspring; airbag connector; airbag unit

Ford

Driver frontal airbag stage 1 deployment circuit fault. Airbag light on; driver airbag may not deploy.

Usual causes: clockspring (steering wheel coil); airbag connector; airbag unit; wiring

GWM

GWM: driver frontal airbag stage 1 deployment control fault. Airbag light on.

Usual causes: clockspring; airbag connector; airbag unit

Haval

Haval: driver frontal airbag stage 1 deployment control fault. Airbag light on.

Usual causes: clockspring; airbag connector; airbag unit

Holden

Driver frontal airbag stage 1 deployment control fault. Airbag light on.

Usual causes: clockspring; airbag connector; airbag unit

Hyundai

Driver frontal airbag stage 1 deployment control fault. Airbag light on.

Usual causes: clockspring; airbag connector; airbag unit

Isuzu

Driver frontal airbag stage 1 deployment control fault. Airbag light on.

Usual causes: clockspring; airbag connector; airbag unit

Kia

Driver frontal airbag stage 1 deployment control fault. Airbag light on.

Usual causes: clockspring; airbag connector; airbag unit

LDV

LDV: driver frontal airbag stage 1 deployment control fault. Airbag light on.

Usual causes: clockspring; airbag connector; airbag unit

MG

MG: driver frontal airbag stage 1 deployment control fault. Airbag light on.

Usual causes: clockspring; airbag connector; airbag unit

Nissan

Driver airbag module circuit fault. Airbag light on; the driver airbag may not deploy in a crash.

Usual causes: clock spring (spiral cable) worn; connector or harness fault; driver airbag module; airbag control unit

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Before you clear it

Write the code down or photograph the scanner first. A code that comes straight back after clearing points to a fault that is still there. A car whose codes were cleared just before you arrived may be hiding one: the scanner's readiness monitors show "not ready" for a while after codes are cleared.

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