B1527 fault code: what it means

B1527: Kia: passenger airbag on/off switch circuit open or short.

Body · Costly if missed

Usual causes, most likely first

1. airbag cut-off switch
2. wiring

B1527 by make

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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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