Body, generic

B00D3 Restraint System Malfunction Indicator 2

Check engine lightUsually off
EmissionsNot relevant
Drive cycleNot required
Limp modeNo

B00D3 refers to a second restraint malfunction indicator. No carmaker documents which lamp that is, so its meaning has to be inferred. One reading is a backup for the main lamp: the 1995 Saab 900 calls its SRS light warning lamp 1 and switches the central warning lamp on for good if that circuit fails. Saturn patented a similar fallback in 1991, using the seat belt lamp as second SIR indicator once a voltage check or photocell shows the airbag lamp is dead, flashing ten times and then glowing for ten minutes, or flashing constantly. Another reading is a separate telltale, since FMVSS 101 names a side air bag malfunction lamp besides the main airbag lamp. In either case B00D3 reports a fault in that second display circuit, not in the airbags themselves.

Likely causes

Open or shorted circuit to the second restraint indicator
Second indicator lamp or LED failed
Restraint module or cluster configured for an indicator the vehicle does not have

Symptoms

  • Airbag lamp on, second indicator dark or not doing its bulb check
  • Backup warning missing if the main airbag lamp also fails
  • Safety note: restraint warnings incomplete; work on cluster and wiring only de-energised (ignition off, battery off, wait time), specialist workshop only

Repair estimate

DifficultyMediumWorkshop job
Parts and labour€40–600
Time0.3–2 h

Typical range across vehicles; the real cost depends on what the testing finds.

Parts involved

srs indicator 2instrument clustersrs control module

Related codes

B00D2B00D4

References: saabwisonline.com, patents.google.com, law.cornell.edu.