BMW fault code 93B8
Crash safety module
In the crash safety module, code 93B8 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: Belt-force limiter, driver
Module version: Crash safety module (ACSM2)
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
ACSM: Knee airbag, driver
Module version: Crash safety module (ACSM85)
MRS: Knee airbag, driver
Module version: Multiple restraint system (MRS5)
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
No message (0xB) from B-pillar satellite, left (E60) or A-pillar satellite, left (E65), receiver SIM, transmitter SBSL
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
Timeout ID 0CH (SASR)
Module version: Safety and Information Module (SIM)
In: 7 Series (E65) 2001–2008, 7 Series (E66) 2002–2008, 7 Series (E67) 2002–2008
SIM: No message (C) from satellite, B-pillar, right
Module version: Safety and Information Module (SIM85)
Reading and clearing it
Fault code 93B8 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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