TOLERANCE STACK Articles

Our stance hasn't changed. A clamped array can't tell an adult from a child or an empty seat, so the passenger airbag will deploy at full force no matter who/what is sitting there. When the OEM or aftermarket seat is available, the right answer is a mount that keeps the load cells working as Toyota designed them.

Once this process begins, the connector housing often melts, and the seat heater shuts off completely. In severe cases, heat damage can extend into the seat heater control module itself. Toyota’s service bulletin addresses the issue by replacing the entire seat heater assembly, including the module and cushion cover, which is both costly and unnecessary for out-of-warranty vehicles. In fact in our customer discussion this morning, he was told this was an $1800 solution at the