B1763

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2013 KIA SORENTO with 97500.0 miles

Dear nhtsa, i writing to inform you of a failure to the airbag system of my 2013 Kia Sorento. The initial symptom of the failure was an intermittent red airbag warning light that would appear on the driver's instrument panel while driving. Within a week, the warning light was activated all the time while driving, indicating the airbag system was not functional. The Kia dealer retrieved error codes B1763 and B1764 during their inspection. They diagnosed the failure to be the "electric field occupant classification sensor" which is located in the front-passenger seat cushion. The sensor is not sold individually, but only as part of the entire lower seat assembly. The dealer quoted over $1,600 as the retail purchase price. This included the seat cover, cushion, adjustable seat rails, and the one part i needed, the electric field occupant classification sensor. The assembly part number was 88200-1u210sal after tearing down my old seat assembly i found the following part numbers on the failed electric field occupant classification sensor. Kia: 88950-1u500 autoliv: 611166600c iee: 31-004117-28-10 bodysense: 31-723107-15-00 mat test s/n: 0400640222 thank you for looking into this failure.
AIR BAGS,

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2013 HYUNDAI AZERA with 105000. miles

Took the car to harbor Hyundai in long beach, ca for an srs/airbag warning light that turned on and remained on in the vehicle's instrument cluster upon starting the car on 1/13/2019. The vehicle was stationary and parked in a residential street. This is a big safety concern, as the safety restraining systems may not function properly in the case of an accident. The service department diagnosed the issue with error codes B1490 and B1763, symbolizing an "ocs(occupant classification system) defect" and "ocs ecu defect" in the vehicle, which advised replacement of both the ecu and the passenger seat cushion. This issue seems to directly to relate to Hyundai's "campaign 111" recall which involves vehicles manufactured from may 22, 2012 through november 23, 2012 (just 1 month, 10 days) before my vehicle was built. Because the symptoms in this issue seem almost identical to that recall, this issue might be the same issue as stated in the recall. Unfortunately, the vehicle's vin does not exist within that previous recall, meaning a large repair expense needs to be paid. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case number was made for the issue reported. Attached are copies of the service department's vehicle obd ii scanner report along with the invoice, an outline of the error codes scanned, and an estimated repair cost.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS AIR BAGS