B0038
Second Row Right Side Airbag Deployment Control
Fault on the deployment circuit of the second-row right-side airbag (built into the seat or door for rear-passenger side-impact protection).
- Check engine light: Yes
- Emissions related: No
- Repair difficulty: hard
Symptoms
- Warning light or symbol related to the affected system
- Comfort or safety function impaired
Common causes
Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.
- Side airbag squib openCommon
Parts involved
- Second Row Right Side Airbag
- Squib Circuit
B0038 is a generic OBD-II code defined by SAE J2012. Exact wording and diagnostic procedure vary by manufacturer and model. Code definitions are drawn from the public-domain OBDex dataset; the workshop notes are our own.