# 2006 Kia Sportage faulty airbag light

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-kia-sportage-faulty-airbag-light/116826>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** sportage, kia\
**Created:** [May 5, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-kia-sportage-faulty-airbag-light/116826 "2018-05-05T14:15:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![GaryKnox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GaryKnox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GaryKnox)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-kia-sportage-faulty-airbag-light/116826/1 "2018-05-05T14:15:23Z")

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The passenger “air bag is off” light stays on in my daughter’s car even when someone is sitting in the passenger seat. I know this won’t pass inspection. Any thoughts?-Thx!

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-kia-sportage-faulty-airbag-light/116826/2 "2018-05-05T16:20:55Z")

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The seat switch that detects a passenger is broken or has a broken wire. Should not be hard to fix.