I was just cleaning out my car today and decided to finally fix that crooked seat on the driver side. the top part kinda leans back a little on the right side. So i took it out played around with it .... couldn't fix it because i wasn't going to go that far into the seat. So i put it back in both driver and passenger. I was doing something on the inside and i noticed that my AIR BAG light was blinking... i started the car up ... still the same thing.... than i took the key out put it back in and started her back up again. The same thing. I figured maybe the ECU needs to be reset or something so i just poped the negative terminal on the batt off and went inside the house. Still haven't checked it yet. Any ideas as to what might have caused this... ?

 

Are you saying that you took out the airbag? If thats the case you could of broken one of the modules or sensors, causing the light to trip. The instructions for reseting the airbag light are in the stickies but ill put it up in just a minute.

 

isn't there an airbag moduel in the seat?

 

Revised Airbag Light Fix-Works everytime!!
IF YOUR AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING WHILE YOU DRIVE 9 times out of 10 it is the passenger seat side air bag...the one that is inside of the seat...what you need to do is the following:

Open your door and first locate the button on pillar A....this little button is the drivers door switch and when the door is closed the button is pressed in making the car know that the door is actually closed....it is a small button with black rubber surrounding it. Once you locate it, turn your key to the ON position....DO NOT start the car...simply turn the power on so the engine light, battery and everything else is lit without engaging the ignition. Then with the key in the ON position press the drivers door switch at least 10 times within 10 seconds with your finger: in and out in and out fast......then once you have done that turn your key to the OFF position....when i did this I found it easy to turn the key half way between where you take it out and half way between ACC so nothing should be getting power...not even the radio but you should also not be able to pull the key out. Then close your door and with the key in that same position, between taking it out and ACC, start the car by turning it towards the ignition. This means don't take the key outta the ignition the whole time.

If you have a 99 9/10 it is the passenger SEAT airbag....the one that is actually in the seat and Nissan will try to tell you it is faulty but by doing this you will engage the system so it will work again. I know people that have had the seat air bag repaired and then the light has come on within a year. If it was the airbag that was in the dash I would say get it fixed but with it being a seat air bag even if it doesn't work the rest of the system will. Same thing happened to me and I got it diagnosed luckily for free at the dealership but then did the thing above and it hasn't come back on in over a year and a half. A lot of times they said it could be caused by a passenger having their feat under the seat where the air bag components are.

Give this a try and PLEASE PLEASE PM me if you don't get it.....don't waste your money, the unit still works.

Print this out and GO DO IT NOW!!!! It works.....mine went on in March 2004 and I was told by Nissan I needed a new passenger side SEAT airbag....the side curtain on that is INSIDE the actual seat of your car if you have it. Nissan said it was VERY common and it is faulty.....amazingly they even had some on-hand....follow this how -to!

Credit: Nick7455

 

Of course... if you forgot to plug in a wire or had the battery connected when you took out the seat then this would trigger the light. Reset the light and if it stays off then you're good if it stays on then check all the connectors... I doubt there is a sensor in the seat that you can break... good luck

 

no... lol definitely not.... im crazy but not that crazy. Ill try to do what 99blkmax said ... and yes i did take the seat out with everything on.... i remembered not to on the driver side but the passanger just forgot....

 

It should reset the light as these damn side airbags will trip the light if you friggin touch them...

 

The light is fixed. I had to do it like 5 times lol. I was already getting pissed. But than decided to do it one more time 1 click per second. It worked. Thanks for the help blkmax.

 

No problem...glad its fixed.