BMW fault code 93A9
Crash safety module
In the crash safety module, code 93A9 means different things depending on the version of the module in the car. Find your car below; the app shows the right one for yours.
ACSM: Seat belt tensioner, driver
Module versions: Crash safety module (ACSM2), Crash safety module (ACSM85)
In: 1 Series (E82) 2007–2013, 1 Series (E88) 2008–2013, 3 Series (E92) 2006–2013, 3 Series (E93) 2007–2013, X1 (E84) 2009–2015, X5 (E70) 2006–2013, X6 (E71) 2008–2014, X6 (E72) 2009–2011, Z4 (E85) 2006–2008, Z4 (E86) 2006–2008
MRS: Seat belt tensioner, driver
Module versions: Multiple restraint system (MRS5), Multiple restraint system (MRS7)
In: 1 Series (E87) 2004–2011, 1 Series (E81) 2007–2011, 1 Series (E82) 2007–2013, 3 Series (E90) 2005–2012, 3 Series (E91) 2005–2012, 3 Series (E92) 2006–2013, X1 (E84) 2009–2015, Z4 (E89) 2009–2016
SGM-SIM: Control-module fault (COP-Watchdog defective)
Module version: Safety and information module (SIM) (SGM_60_2)
In: 5 Series (E60) 2003–2010, 5 Series (E61) 2004–2010, 6 Series (E63) 2003–2010, 6 Series (E64) 2004–2010, 7 Series (E65) 2001–2008, 7 Series (E67) 2002–2008, 7 Series (E66) 2002–2008
SIM: Control-module fault (clock monitor reset µP)
Module version: Safety and Information Module (SIM)
In: 7 Series (E65) 2001–2008, 7 Series (E66) 2002–2008, 7 Series (E67) 2002–2008
SIM: Control module: undefined status (clock monitor reset µP)
Module version: Safety and Information Module (SIM85)
Reading and clearing it
Fault code 93A9 is a BMW code, stored in the car's crash safety module, not a generic OBD2 code (P0xxx): a generic OBD2 reader only reaches the engine's emissions faults, so it won't show it. AutoLingo for BMW reads it with BMW's own diagnostic protocols, in plain English, with the details the module stored about it, and clears it after a repair. If a fault comes right back after it's cleared, the problem is still there.
The crash safety module is on: 5 Series (E60), 5 Series (E61), 6 Series (E63), 6 Series (E64), 7 Series (E65), 7 Series (E66), 7 Series (E67), X5 (E70), X6 (E71), X6 (E72), 1 Series (E81), 1 Series (E82), X1 (E84), Z4 (E85), Z4 (E86), 1 Series (E87), 1 Series (E88), Z4 (E89), 3 Series (E90), 3 Series (E91), 3 Series (E92), 3 Series (E93)
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