I'd take it in if it were me, if the airbag isn't activating when your wife is in the car thats enough of a safety issue to justify the time and trouble of taking it to the dealer.

 

I believe that the seat has sensors that detect both body weight and mass to determine if say, a child susceptible to extreme or fatal airbag injuries, is occupying the seat.
edit : Children 12 and under should be in the rear seats for their own safety.
A grown adult of 120 lbs should not trigger the sensor to shut down the airbag. My wife is small too, but I have not noticed it disengage.

Now, my oldest daughter is 5'0'' and around 90 lbs and the indicator goes back and forth each time she occupies the seat.

Take it to your dealer and have it checked. Be safe.

 

I definetly plan to take it in, but you know how it goes with intermitent problems at a dealership. I guess I can get her in it and go by the dealer when it is 'off' to show them, if need be. I wanted to see if this was on the list of common things gone wrong like the pulling/drivers seat not locking in/windshield etc. - sounds like it is not. thanks

 

my girlfriend is 5' and about 90 pounds.

the airbag light freaks out with her in the passenger seat.

 

this comes form the person not putting on the seat belt b4 u start the fj.....the thing will go nuts on off so just restart the fj after she belts up and u will b fine

 

well gotta go withe the weight thing as i used 2 of my groc bags on the seat belted them in and then started the fj .... airbag off....... removed them to the floor and unbuckled the seatbelt and light went to on...

 

Just have her add 40-50 pounds, that will fix the problem...


al in colorado

 

Get her a 20 lbs boob job. That should solve all problems. She'll have enough weight to trigger the airbag, she'll have enough cushion if you get in a wreck, and she'll have some fun bags for you to play with. :rocket:

 

i had a cust bring a KIA into the dealer one day complaining of the same thing.we are kia,mitsu,toy,suzuki dealer.we couldnt get it to act up so i took a ride with the customer.the daughter was sitting in the passenger front seat.as soon as we took off the air bag off light came on.i was sitting in the back seat.looked up front the daughter had her legs crossed in the passenger front seat.i asked her to put her feet on the floor & the light operated properly.this is just a thought for ya.dont get me wrong i am not trying to show fault just offering a suggestion.if she is sitting flat in the seat then take it in for sure.

 

Had the same problem with mine after a trail ride with a pretty heavy guy in the passengers seat. Brought it to the dealership and they re-tuned it. Apparently it can be tuned manually and mine was set to light. Have not had a problem since.

 

at what weight should the passenger airbag be turning on? 90-100lbs? i have had friends sitting in the front that weigh from 100-130 and the airbag still stays off, i dont even get the on/off reaction. i know it comes on when i sit there...