B0013Passenger Knee Bolster Deployment Control
- Generic OBD-II code · Body
- How the car detects it
- B0013 belongs to the knee airbag on the passenger side, which deploys from the lower glovebox area and keeps the passenger's knees and thighs from sliding under the dash. Mercedes-Benz logs B001313 for an open squib of the front passenger kneebag. Ford pairs B0013:1A with the driver knee code B0004 on the 2024 Ranger; the TSB has all four airbag connectors checked, the passenger knee airbag being C2433, and swaps those with the wrong moulding number. GM uses the same number differently: in its later modules B0013 is stage 2 of the driver steering wheel airbag, with the same fault bytes as B0012 (Saab 9-4X 2011, GM 2009 Cobalt coil coverage). So a GM vehicle needs a check at the steering wheel, other makers at the passenger knee airbag. The airbag lamp is on.
- What you may notice
- Airbag warning lamp on
- Passenger knee airbag (or on GM driver airbag stage 2) may not deploy
- 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
- LikelyFaulty connector at the passenger knee airbag (Ford TSB 24-2444)
- PossibleOn GM vehicles fault in the driver airbag stage 2 loop or clock spring
- RareInternal fault in the passenger knee airbag
- Repair
- Workshop only · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €100 – €900
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.