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The_LeRoys
Explorer
Feb 28, 2015

Adding a Passenger Airbag Disable Switch to an F250

We are now a family of 6 and our current truck has only 5 seats so we are on the search for a new truck. We have determined we need a ford as that is the only manufacturer who makes 3/4 and 1 ton trucks with a bench seat in the front where the center seat has a shoulder belt.

However In searching for a F250/F350 from 2011 - 2015 we have found that no crew cabs seem to have a switch to disable a passenger airbag. They only seem to have it on regular and super cabs. All of our kids are under 12 so we need to turn it off. Does anyone know if it can be added? And at what cost? Anyone done it?

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  • It seems to me that most passenger seats automatically turn off the airbag if they sense something less than 75lbs in the seat. A light on the dash should indicate passenger bag disabled in this situation.
  • Ford tech here. The shop manual shows a Passenger Air Bag Deactivation (PAD) indicator for all models. I know for a fact that if it doesn't have one you cant add one per Ford. That being said it would cost a small fortune for a new harness, modules, etc and labor