B1055 – Driver Air Bag Module Short

B1055 Possible Symptoms

Air Bag Warning Light ON

B1055 Possible Causes

Faulty Driver Air Bag,Faulty Spiral Cable,Driver Air Bag harness is shorted,Driver Air Bag circuit poor electrical connection

B1055 Description

The driver air bag module is dual stage and wired to the air bag diagnosis sensor unit through the spiral cable. The air bag diagnosis sensor unit will monitor for opens and shorts in detected lines to the driver air bag module including the spiral cable. In case of frontal collision whose acceleration exceeds the specified level, the ignition materials are ignited by the electric ignition system. The system burns and introduces the chemical reaction of gas generating materials to generate hot gases that flow into the air bag through a filter and expand the bag.