B0014: owner reports and bulletins

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What owners report to NHTSA

18 complaints filed with NHTSA mention B0014, 12 of them since 2015, across 12 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: air bags.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
CHEVROLET MALIBU42010, 2011, 2012

Manufacturer service bulletins that name B0014

13 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention B0014, from 3 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • CHEVROLET BOLT EUV (2022, 2023), bulletin 10232714: This service bulletin provides a procedure to replace the seat pad to correct the condition of Airbag Light On - DTCs B0014 / B0021 SIAB Harness Connector Contacting Seat Back Foam (New Seat Back Foam), Intermittent Serv…
  • CHEVROLET BOLT EV (2022, 2023), bulletin 10237353: This service bulletin provides a procedure to replace the seat pad to correct the condition of Airbag Light On - DTCs B0014 / B0021 SIAB Harness Connector Contacting Seat Back Foam (New Seat Back Foam), Intermittent Serv…
  • CADILLAC XT4 (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), bulletin 10251360: This technical bulletin provides a procedure to correct the condition of Intermittent Service Airbag System message (DTC B0014 B0021).
  • CHEVROLET SPARK EV (2014, 2015), bulletin 10190508: Intermittent Service SIR System Indicator On and/or DTC B0014-04 Driver Seat Side Air Bag Deployment Loop Open Some customers may comment on an intermittent SIR System AIR BAG indicator on. Upon investigation a technicia…
  • CHEVROLET IMPALA (2009, 2010), bulletin 10190386: Seatbelt Pretensioner Harness Out of Position, Airbag Indicator Light ON, DTCs Set Some customers may comment that the vehicle airbag indicator light is on. When checking the vehicle for DTCs, the inflatable restraint se…
  • CHEVROLET TRAVERSE (2018), bulletin 10137388: This engineering information is requesting information from the field on vehicles that have the condition of Driver Side Seat Air Bag Light On DTC codes B0014, B001A, B001E.

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database and manufacturer communications file, snapshots September 2026. A complaint or bulletin that mentions a code is a report about that vehicle, not a statement that the code has one cause.