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B1346 — manufacturer-specific body code

B1346 is a manufacturer-specific body code: it is defined by the carmaker, not by the OBD-II standard, so the same code can mean different things on different brands. Below are the vehicles and failure patterns where owners report it, drawn from NHTSA complaints — the most reliable guide to what it means in practice.

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In our record, B1346 is reported most often on Hyundai and Kia vehicles , against airbags failure patterns , across 2009–2013 model years. Hyundai alone accounts for 60% of them.

In ProblemsByVin's analysis of the NHTSA owner-complaint record, owners cite B1346 across 5 vehicle failure patterns. Diagnostic codes in complaints are reported by owners and are unverified — they point to where this code shows up, not a confirmed diagnosis. Open a page below for the full pattern (symptoms, mileage, repair costs owners cite).

Vehicles where owners report B1346 5 patterns

2013 Hyundai Veloster
airbags — Airbag warning light illumination — no deployment
2013 Kia Sorento
airbags — Driver-Side Clock Spring / Steering Column Airbag Wiring Fault
2012 Hyundai Elantra
airbags — Airbag warning light illumination (intermittent or continuous)
2011 Hyundai Sonata
airbags — Airbag warning light illuminates and stays on
2009 Kia Optima
airbags — Airbag warning light stays on continuously

Codes are pulled from what owners wrote in their NHTSA filings — they're allegations, not a shop diagnosis. Always confirm with a live scan. Browse all diagnostic codes →

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