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Kia Spectra 2007–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-BOD-130 · NHTSA communication 10079964 · issued Feb 26, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2007–2009
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Front passenger ocs sensor mat diagnosis and replacement - this bulletin provides information related to the replacement of the front passenger occupant classification system (ocs) sensor mat in 2007~2009my spectra (ld) vehicles, produced from september 26, 2006 through april 6, 2009. The sensor mat is intended to detect child seats and small stature occupants who could be harmed by deployment of the passenger frontal air bag. If the sensor mat is not working properly, the airbag warning light on the cluster will illuminate and dtc(s) b1447, b1448, b1449 and/or b1450 may be stored. If the airb

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.