B0006Driver Frontal Deployment Loop Short to Ground
- Generic OBD-II code · Body
- How the car detects it
- B0006 is missing from the public J2012 code lists, which go straight from B0005 to B0010. The only documented use found has nothing to do with airbags: on the 2025 Ram 1500 the body control module stores B0006-11 for a short to ground in the latch control of the left RamBox stowage lid, fixed by a module update (flash 08-204-24). The title describes a driver airbag firing loop shorted to ground. Current restraint modules report that as a fault byte on the stage code instead, for example GM B0012 02 on the 2011 Saab 9-4X, set after two seconds of ground short. A ground short in a squib circuit can stop the stage from firing, so the scan tool must first show which module stored B0006 before anyone works on the airbag.
- What you may notice
- Airbag warning lamp on when stored by the restraint module
- On Ram 1500 2025 stowage lid will not open electrically, alarm may sound
- Safety note: do not probe the airbag circuit yourself; unplug airbag connectors only with the battery disconnected and the stated wait time observed
- Likely causes
- PossibleOn Ram 1500 2025 the code belongs to the left stowage lid latch circuit of the body module, not the airbag
- PossibleDriver airbag squib lead chafed against metal (ground short)
- RareInsulation damage inside the clock spring
- Repair
- Workshop only · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €80 – €1,000
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.