My Macbook AIR m3, is constantly restarting with kernel panic

panic(cpu 4 caller 0xfffffe0017b13dc4): ANS2 Recoverable Panic - asser
            t failed: [11194]:MSP 1 asserted: assert 14338, args: 0 0 0!!!! - Time
            r(14)
            Panicked task 0xfffffe2412009c90: 0 pages, 466 threads: pid 0: kernel_
            task

this was the error shown after restarted, can anyone help me with this? or is it hardware problem?


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 26.0

Posted on Sep 21, 2025 10:39 PM

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Posted on Sep 22, 2025 10:00 AM

The Kernel Panic was due to an SSD related issue since "ANS2" refers to the SSD (Apple NAND Storage 2). It is not one of the common version of the ANS2 panics I've seen where it would definitely indicate a hardware issue. I would suspect some external device possibly causing a problem.....so disconnect all external devices to see, or as @Barney-15E is suggesting it is due to some third party software that is installed.


Run the third party app EtreCheck and post the complete report here so we can examine it for possible clues.

How to use the Add Text Feature When Posting an EtreCheck Report - Apple Community


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Sep 22, 2025 10:00 AM in response to SujanMidatani

The Kernel Panic was due to an SSD related issue since "ANS2" refers to the SSD (Apple NAND Storage 2). It is not one of the common version of the ANS2 panics I've seen where it would definitely indicate a hardware issue. I would suspect some external device possibly causing a problem.....so disconnect all external devices to see, or as @Barney-15E is suggesting it is due to some third party software that is installed.


Run the third party app EtreCheck and post the complete report here so we can examine it for possible clues.

How to use the Add Text Feature When Posting an EtreCheck Report - Apple Community


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