Passenger Airbag Off and Seatbelt Flashing

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Drippy, Jul 28, 2026 at 9:32 PM.

  1. Drippy

    Drippy New Member

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    Traverse City, MI
    Vehicle:
    2011 Prius
    Model:
    Three
    A can of beer flew under the passenger seat and exploded.

    Since then the seat does not detect a passenger and whether there is a passenger or not the seatbelt light never stops flashing and the Passenger Airbag stays set to OFF.

    Pretty confident the OCS sensor for the airbags are screwed along with maybe the wiring harness but it's hard to tell.

    I don't really feel like figuring out exactly what part is the issue and a new seat at the junkyard is 125 dollars. Can I just pull my seat out, replace it, and resolve these errors most likely?

    Lmk what y'all think.