B1956 Code: Meaning, Causes, and Symptoms | OBD2 Codes

B1956 – Seat Front Up/Down Potentiometer Feedback Circuit Short To Battery

 

B1956 Possible Symptoms

 

Engine Light ON (or Service Engine Soon Warning Light)

 

B1956 Possible Causes

 

Faulty Seat Front Up/Down Potentiometer,Seat Front Up/Down Potentiometer harness is open or shorted,Seat Front Up/Down Potentiometer circuit poor electrical connection,Faulty Body Control Module (BCM)

 

B1956 Description

 

The Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the Seat Front Up/Down Potentiometer. The BCM sets the OBDII code when the Seat Front Up/Down Potentiometer is not to factory specifications.