'04 Durango 5.7 Hemi, Airbag Alarm Lamp on Dash
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'04 Durango 5.7 Hemi, Airbag Alarm Lamp on Dash
Intermittently (it seemed) I get the airbag alarm light on the dash display, and today I finally figured out what was causing it. It was having the passenger seat in a semi-reclining position!!
When I returned the seat to a more normal position, it cleared the alarm lamp, and when I put the seat back into the recline position the alarm lamp returned.
I don't know if this is a design "feature" or a wiring problem in the sensors/harness, etc. I checked all connections under both the seats but all were tight.
Anyone else seen this?
When I returned the seat to a more normal position, it cleared the alarm lamp, and when I put the seat back into the recline position the alarm lamp returned.
I don't know if this is a design "feature" or a wiring problem in the sensors/harness, etc. I checked all connections under both the seats but all were tight.
Anyone else seen this?
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The seat has sensors in it to detect light weight passengers to disable air bag. It is designed to interpret this as a child seat to disable air bag as this is dangerous for a car seat. I've had it happen with small book bags or groceries. On another vehicle of mine, if someone were to lean up against the door for long enough, it would disable the airbag in the door for safety. When you recline it, it is probably just enough for it to trigger weight. Probably due to worn out sensor.
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The seat has sensors in it to detect light weight passengers to disable air bag. It is designed to interpret this as a child seat to disable air bag as this is dangerous for a car seat. I've had it happen with small book bags or groceries. On another vehicle of mine, if someone were to lean up against the door for long enough, it would disable the airbag in the door for safety. When you recline it, it is probably just enough for it to trigger weight. Probably due to worn out sensor.
At any rate, I just wanted to put this out there in case it could help someone else in the future.