B0036Right Side Deployment Stage 2 Loop Short to Ground
- Generic OBD-II code · Body
- How the car detects it
- B0036 appears neither in the public J2012 lists nor in any accessible manufacturer document, so the code is not publicly verifiable. Its title describes a short to ground in a second stage of the right side airbag. How restraint modules handle such a fault is known from other codes: Mitsubishi stores B0028-11 when the right front side airbag circuit has been grounded for 2 seconds, and the GM manual for the Saab 9-4X sets byte 02 on the passenger seat side airbag code B0021 after a ground short of the same length. GM adds that a badly seated connector lock can let the shorting bars bridge both firing leads, so connectors are checked first with byte 02. Two-stage side airbags are uncommon. Airbag lamp on; the bag may not deploy.
- What you may notice
- Airbag warning lamp on
- Right side airbag may not deploy in a side impact
- 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
- LikelyChafed side airbag lead touching the seat frame or body
- PossibleConnector lock not engaged, shorting bars bridge the loop
- RareInternal short in the side airbag module
- Repair
- Workshop only · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €80 – €900
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.