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No weight sensor and you can't tell it's blown by looking...
I don't think there is a weight sensor in the seat for 2002. I've not seen it AND the passenger side deployed while the seat was empty. So I'm reasonably sure it doesn't exist on this model year.
Just another bit of FYI if you find yourself in this situation, that driver's side pretensioner in the pic that looks ok? It's blown. Throws a code 46. So evidently you can't tell if a pretensioner is good or not just by looking at it.
Last edited by 2Sachse; 02-01-2016 at 04:40 PM.
Reason: Added a pic of the blown pretensioner that 'looks' ok. It's not.
Each airbag cost $250 (salavaged). After I replaced them (it was a snap) I still had an airbag light on all the time. The airbag computer had logged the blown bag fault. I talked to a mechanic friend of mine, and he said it would be about $100 to have the fault cleared by a dealer. I bought a replacement air-bag computer ($60, salavaged) to fix this.
The whole thing was pretty easy. Just make sure you're careful handling the airbags (so you don't accidently set them off) and disconnect the battery several hours before you work on your truck.
I have to tell you though, I was a little scared turning on the ignition on the 1st time after you replace the bags.
02-01-2016, 04:37 PM
