Comments on: Annoying Tundra Seat Belt Buzzer – Can It Be Stopped?

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:19:16 +0000

Stephen – This is news…thanks for the tip.

By: Stephen Buxton

Stephen Buxton — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:55:04 +0000

I have an 07 Tundra. I took mine to the dealer and they hooked up a mobile computer to my truck and disabled the chimes for both sides. The airbags were not affected.

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:14:34 +0000

Shawn – Great tip – THANK YOU. As for the passenger side air bag, there’s a weight sensor. Try adding something heavy to the seat, then starting the truck up. NOTE: If you fool the Tundra’s safety system into thinking your seat belt is buckled, it may deploy the airbag at full speed (as opposed to medium full speed). That could mean injury…so wear your safety belts people!

By: Shawn Nelson

Shawn Nelson — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:54:02 +0000

I have a 2008 Tundra double cab. Some magnets don’t work as well as others but I have had no problems with the drivers side since i taped the magnet on. The passenger side is another story. I can’t figure out how to get the air bag to turn on when the magnet is taped on. If anyone can solve this let me know.
Shawn

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:37:46 +0000

Shawn – What year is your Tundra? That sounds like the easiest and best way to defeat the sensor.

By: Shawn Nelson

Shawn Nelson — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:50:45 +0000

I took the little black clip off that connects to the seat belt and found that it is magnetic. I just taped on a fridge magnet and the buzzer stops. I just did however put the one back on the passenger seat because i couldn’t figure out how to get the passenger airbag to stay activated. I always wear my seat belt but for short runs where your in and out its very annoying.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:48:09 +0000

Ray you can do what others have done on Tundratalk.net and probably mentioned here and make a fake clip and it fools the seat thinking the belt is buckled. I think they are made from a plastic cd case. By doing it this way you’re not fooling with the safety system at all so the insurance company can’t state you voided your policy or the manufacturer’s warranty.

By: Ray

Ray — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:42:23 +0000

During moose hunting season we travel a lot of logging roads/off road looking for moose sign. This is a lot of in and out of the truck travelling at low speeds checking for tracks, etc. This is when the seatbelt chime is very annoying. I would like to shut it off for that week. Also, I have gotten a few groceries and placed them on the passenger seat and set off the chime, as little as two 2 liter pop bottles, no where near the 40lbs that is required.
Ray

By: Mickey

Mickey — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:29:49 +0000

Okay we hear that. I usually put my stuff on the rear floor so I don’t have the chime in my Crewmax.

By: Robert Clark

Robert Clark — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:41:08 +0000

Wow I hear alot of complaints about this chime issue. Why is it such an issue? #1 You should always wear your seatbelt, its the smartest choice.
#2 If the chime does sound wait about 30sec and it will stop.
Quit acting like a little ding noise is killing you or something. Grow up its meant to be there as a reminder to do the right thing. As far as the passenger side if you don’t want to hear it and no one is in the seat fasten the stupid buckle when you get in and shut up about it already. People worry about some of the dumbest things now a days. If the shoe fits….