Rear Belt Monitor Fault - Service Required

[Bucko]

While I can understand the insurance of buying a new part, I have had great success in buying from a junk yard. Prices are cheap, and the likelyhood of buying a failed seat belt is low IMO.

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[AHerdOfMoose]

So following up from last weeks temp fix. I decided to change out the seatbelt buckle for good. Safety first!

Plus the part is not expensive, about 30 dollars I paid. I do not recommend to get one from junk yard, again, safety first!

I saw there are some info across different forums that you need to take out the entire seat to change. It is a good way to do it, but I want to share how you can switch it without taking your seat out for people who don't want to take apart their interior.

Tools you need:

T50 bit: short bit that can fit in the gap

Long 1/4 wrench: this will hold the T50 bit. I have a shorter 1/4 wrench, so I used a steel pipe to make it longer and get more leverage.

Part you need:

LJ6Z7861203BB

I bought it from fordparts.com, picked up Second day from a dealer. The website may prompt you it is a wrong part that does not fit. I had it fit perfectly and it is the same.

Here are the steps:
1. Shut down the car and raise your seat to the highest.

2. Unplug the buckle cable from below, it is easy to trace.

3. Use the T50 bit and 1/4 wrench to take off the seatbelt buckle. Maybe easier to do it at the back seat.

4. Replace the buckle with a new one and tight the screw, make sure it is real tight.

5. Turn on the car, you should not getting this message anymore, but if you have Forscan, go in there and clear the DTC for RCM.

Voila! You should not get this anymore.

I'm assuming you didn't need to take the front seat out to do this?

 

[nih96]

I'm assuming you didn't need to take the front seat out to do this?

I didn't. just adjust the seat higher to have more room

 

[AHerdOfMoose]

I didn't. just adjust the seat higher to have more room

Perfect, thanks for that!

 

[Milehifireguy]

Followed nih96’s steps and did the swap. Did it in the parking lot while my son was at lacrosse practice. No more warning light and the auto start/stop started working again.

 

[jaysen]

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but can anyone confirm if this ended up being a Ford recall? Having the same issue pop up in my 21 BS… i’ve got 61,000 miles on the odometer

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but can anyone confirm if this ended up being a Ford recall? Having the same issue pop up in my 21 BS… i’ve got 61,000 miles on the odometer

Hi there. This rear belt concern doesn’t sound like something we want you to experience with your Bronco. Should you need further assistance, please send us a PM with your VIN and the name and location of your Ford dealer and I'd be happy to look into how I can assist you on my end. To send a private message, just click on our username and select "Start Conversation".

 

[Phil]

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but can anyone confirm if this ended up being a Ford recall? Having the same issue pop up in my 21 BS… i’ve got 61,000 miles on the odometer

Ok I have this issue as well.
Seems to be intermittent. The seat belt monitor fault comes and goes. Is mostly on though. Did you find out if there was a recall for this issue?
Ford Ranger 2016 XLT

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