SIR Light On DTC B0092 and PPS Flash Code 036 - keywords air bad code passenger presence restraint seat

The following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the symptom(s) described in this PI.

The SIR light is on with DTC B0092 and flash code 036 set for the Passenger Presence System (PPS). There are two different SDMs used on the VUE, one is for option "ASF" (RESTRAINT - ROOF SIDE, LH & RH, INFLATABLE) and one is without "ASF". On the vehicles without Roof Rail Air Bag (RRAB), the SDM only has to only communicate to the PPS module. The vehicles with roof rail air bags also have a roll-over sensor that the SDM must communicate with besides the PPS module. Because these two SDMs communicate differently, if a seat assembly is swapped from a vehicle that is supposed to be in a vehicle w/out RRAB and is put into a vehicle that has RRAB and a Roll-over sensor, or vice versa, the SDM will set DTC B0092 "Passenger Presence System Performance" and when the flash codes are retrieved from the PPS, code 036 "Communication Fault" will be present.

If the DTC B0092 and flash code 036 set after swapping the seat assembly, the original seat, or a seat from another vehicle with the same options, or a new service kit would have to be ordered to correct this condition. This is one possible reason for the B0092 and flash code 036 to be set. Other reasons for the communication fault are the normal, i.e., communication wire is open or shorted, or the SDM or PPS actually have some kind of communication issue internally.

Caution: Replace the passenger presence system as a complete assembly to prevent possible injury to the occupant. All the components in the service kit are assembled and calibrated as a unit. Using only some of the components in the service kit will cause the passenger presence system to operate improperly.

Please follow this diagnostic or repair process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed.