Conditions for Clearing the DTC
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Saturn Vue. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
DTC B0053 can be cleared if the following conditions are met.
- Three consecutive seat belt pretensioner deployment events have not occurred.
- One frontal or side air bag deployment has not occurred.
- The condition responsible for setting the DTC no longer exists and the scan tool Clear DTCs function is used.
- A history DTC will clear once 255 malfunction-free ignition cycles have occurred.
DTC B0053 becomes a latched code after 3 consecutive pretensioner deployment events or one frontal or side air bag deployment. You cannot clear a latched code. Replace the SDM after following the instructions in the Diagnostic table.