Passenger side airbag light is on after hitting a curb?

Tiny
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I hit a curb yesterday backing out of a driveway now the light is on for the passenger side airbag.
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 AT 7:50 PM

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Tiny
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There is a weight sensor inside the passenger's side seat that sounds like it went bad, so can I ask if there is anything sitting in the seat such as a book etc.? If not let's run the airbag codes. Here is a guide to show you how with the instructions on how to swap the seat sensor out the images below in case a code comes up for it:

https://youtu.be/gnSGfEqrf_w

You can do a CAN scan as well; you can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) which will work on most cars from Amazon.

Here is a video to show you how:

https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy

Here is one for about $99.00 if you need it:

https://amzn.to/3ZixY4v

Seat Weight Sensor
Vehicles equipped with the Occupant Classification System (OCS) have a seat weight bladder and pressure sensor unit that is integral to the passenger front seat cushion. The pressure sensor receives a nominal five volts and a ground through dedicated hardwired circuits from the OCM. The OCM then monitors the pressure sensor output voltage. Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.
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Thursday, July 13th, 2023 AT 4:01 PM

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