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5windows · 01-16-2019, 10:16 AM

2016 Dutch Star lost power to passenger seat. Where do I start.

judgebobk · 01-16-2019, 10:21 AM

Fuse or breaker in electronics bay below driver.

Dutch Star Don · 01-16-2019, 10:22 AM

Looking at my photos of my fuses on my 2014 DS, there is a fuse in the front run bay (bay under driver's window). It's inside one of the black boxes and is labeled pass seat.

Also, make sure yo didn't pinch/cut the wires while turning the seat.

judgebobk · 01-16-2019, 10:25 AM

My 19 has a push reset breaker in the bay we both mentioned. It's easy to overlook it with a red tab you push to the side to re enable.

5windows · 01-16-2019, 10:25 AM

Looked at fuse panel, Didn't look in black box. Thanks so much will ck that.

RJ51 · 01-16-2019, 12:57 PM

Dutch Star Don is on the right track if it is not the fuse. On mine it turned out to be the connection under the seat, it was loose.

WoodyS · 01-17-2019, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Dutch Star Don

Also, make sure yo didn't pinch/cut the wires while turning the seat.

Let me add -- and accidentally rotating the seat the wrong way and wrapping that cable harness around the seat post -- and pulling a wire out.

That's what I did. At least with our rig, there's a right direction to rotate the passenger's seat and a wrong direction. And when you go the wrong way and wrap the cable harness around the post -- it puts a lot of strain in the wires and connectors.

And then add to that, the original worker who crimped the power cable connector did a really poor job. So the wire just pulled right out of the crimp connector.

The good news for me was that because the crimp had been done so poorly, I was able to salvage the crimp, open it up enough to stick the wire back in -- and then crimp it more firmly. The local ACE hardware store didn't have a great crimping tool, but they had one -- and it worked -- and I had the seat working again in no time.

And now before rotating that seat, I get down on my hands and knees and make absolutely sure I'm rotating the seat the proper direction.

FLJOE · 01-17-2019, 07:36 AM

Some of the seats have a relay/breaker that auto resets, and some just have a breaker or fuse.

My driver's seat has gone "dead" once and awhile. I had the factory investigate it even though it was working when we had our appointment up there. My breaker/fuse was okay and they could not find any issues with the wiring. Weird.

wepinegar · 01-17-2019, 07:51 AM

I have had my passenger seat also stop because of an issue withe the cable - unplug and replug fixes it!

NWIP · 01-17-2019, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by FLJOE

Some of the seats have a relay/breaker that auto resets, and some just have a breaker or fuse.

My driver's seat has gone "dead" once and awhile. I had the factory investigate it even though it was working when we had our appointment up there. My breaker/fuse was okay and they could not find any issues with the wiring. Weird.

I had this happen to drivers seat and when you turn it around you move it full forward so it will clear the steering wheel. I could not move it back and being 6’4” no way I was driving. Fuse was good and after about 2 hours of fiddling with wires and connectors underneath I got it to move back. I had service in Nappanee scheduled so I let them fix it under warranty (loose connector) including tiding up the harness underneath which was a mess. No problems since.

FLJOE · 01-18-2019, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by NWIP

I had this happen to drivers seat and when you turn it around you move it full forward so it will clear the steering wheel. I could not move it back and being 6’4” no way I was driving. Fuse was good and after about 2 hours of fiddling with wires and connectors underneath I got it to move back. I had service in Nappanee scheduled so I let them fix it under warranty (loose connector) including tiding up the harness underneath which was a mess. No problems since.

Thanks Bill, I will get under there and examine that connector.