B1650 — manufacturer-specific body code

B1650 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, B1650 is reported only on Subaru vehicles , against airbags failure patterns , across 2012–2018 model years.

In ProblemsByVin's analysis of the NHTSA owner-complaint record, owners cite B1650 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 B1650 5 patterns

2018 Subaru Forester

airbags — Occupant Detection System (ODS) Harness Intermittent Failure

2017 Subaru Forester

airbags — Front Passenger ODS Sensor Mat Failure – Initial and Recurrent

2016 Subaru Forester

airbags — Occupant Detection System (ODS) / Passenger Airbag Sensor Malfunction

2013 Subaru Outback

airbags — Takata inflator non-deployment or defective deployment

2012 Subaru Impreza

airbags — Passenger airbag deactivates while occupant is in seat

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 →