Seat covers that are airbag-safe

[jblc]

Thanks; I have the Stone (light) interior though,and also would prefer not having dark seats...aka they'd need a light-colored seat cover.

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[Cabose-1]

I have some camouflage browning seat covers i bought at oreillys. Look awesome, work great! Tried to straighten them and ripped a small whole were the airbag goes. So rips easy for the air bags. And good covers.
I havent messed with any safety features on the ranger, like......
Crash bars,
Non oem tire sizes,
Leveling kits
And the like.

Oh and the seat covers fit really well too!!

 

[jblc]

Do happen to have any photos of what they look like in your truck?

 

[Cabose-1]

Here some pics! I did not put the head rest part on. They fit loose and baggy.

 

[evoaire]

https://www.wetokole.com/

Fish here, they make water resistant covers

 

[MountainGoat]

My seats are already getting worn and dirty. I need a seat cover but damn I didn't think they'd be upwards of $450! Those Carhatt ones look nice though.

 

[JDowns]

Ford says only their seat covers are allowed:

Not exactly the language used. The word “could” does not mean “not allowed”.

Buy seat covers from a reputable company with airbag safe seams. I have no fear that Carhartt Precision Fit seat covers will be any different then the looser fitting Carhartt seat covers Ford sells, both are from the same company CoverCraft.

 

[LifeisaBeach]

I am thinking of getting front and back seat covers for my upcoming 2023 Ranger. However, I am concerned they will interfere with the air bag deployment. Is this a thing? Should I be concerned with negating an important safety feature? Recommendations?

 

[AzScorpion]

I am thinking of getting front and back seat covers for my upcoming 2023 Ranger. However, I am concerned they will interfere with the air bag deployment. Is this a thing? Should I be concerned with negating an important safety feature? Recommendations?

I merged this so you can see the past posts on this.

 

[JACKSMYDOG]

I wanted seat protection meeting these requirements:

- Allows side airbag deployment
- Simple and fast on/off
- No attachments or straps
- Waterproof
- Washable
- Not moving around every time we get in/out

I bought Aries Seat Defenders from RealTruck. Couldn't decide between Black, Brown, or Grey. Got Camo and love it. Brown might look good with Stone interior.

These hang over the headrest and do not slide around or require repositioning after sliding in and out. They are easier to slide across than the leather seats. Originally planned to put them on as needed. Like them so well, they stay in our Ranger unless we need them in our Santa Fe which they fit equally as well. Great design for our needs.

RealTruck often has these on sale.

I am not a fan of seat covers in general, but do like having some protection available for mud and mess when off-roading. These Aries covers are perfect. I leave them attached to my headrests, but normally flipped over the back and hang behind the seat. When needed it only takes a few seconds to flip them forward and into place, stretch them over the shoulder section on the seats and voila. It's ~3 seconds to have them in place, and completely out of the way the rest of the time.

 

[mxracer]

Marathon Seat Covers are awesome, airbag safe and if you want you can opt to only install the bottom.

I've had them on 5 vehicles (including current Ranger) so far and they are great.

 

[subquark]

Does anyone know of good seat covers that are airbag-safe?
That is, seat covers that don't interfere with the front seats' side airbags deploying.
I'm looking to cover my cloth seats, only to keep the cloth clean.

If there's a seat-bottom-only cover, that'd be better
I haven't been able to find a good one on amazon though.

I use Wet Okole, expensive ($400), but customizable (as in the teal color helped Kate like my truck better).

Supposedly they're air-bag safe with a "break-away" velcro slit BUT I imagine they would interfere a litle with an air bag. That said, air bags deploy with explosive force, so maybe not as much as I think?

 

[Canadian Ranger]

Ford says only their seat covers are allowed:

Ah, the marketing manual, (cough), I mean the owner's manual strikes again.

 

[got3fords]

You can get something like this, search for sweat seat covers. I have a similar that just attaches to the head rest via plastic hooks. Takes 1 second to remove.
https://www.amazon.com/Gorla-Premiu...6&sprefix=sweat+seat+cover,aps,81&sr=8-8&th=1

 

[TXRangerTim]

I have the Covercraft Precision Fit seat covers. You can also get the Carhartt branded seat covers from them.

https://www.covercraft.com/us/en/seat-covers

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