Unknown part

Someone borrowed my truck (2021 Tacoma TRD off road) and this part showed up on the floor, driver's side. I have not been able to identify it for over a year. Can anyone recognize where it's from?

 

Looks like some kind of trim cap. Maybe the seat rails? do you have a back seat? Check the seat belt housings?

 

You've been wrestling with this anguish for over a year?

 

Pictures of the OTHER SIDE may be helpful. The pictures you attached only show what it looks like after it fell off. If my truck has this part... it's still attached. So I can only see the other side.

 

Any picture from the other side of it?? Might be more recognizable..

I am assuming that you asked the person that used your vehicle, as it could have been from something they bought and then opened the package and just left part of it on the floor... Or maybe they just left it there to mess with you..??.. lol

 

Thank you all. Here is the other side

 

The TW struggle is real.

 

Let me Google that for you...



"Front Driver Seat Position Sensor Bracket"

 

This drawing looks like a 2nd gen, but 3rd gen is likely in the same location.

 

Thank you Sir! Would anyone be able to send me an image of what it looks like installed?

 

^Snap the cover over it like this:

 

It is hard to see but here ya go...

 

I missed your pic of it on the seat, so not sure if my pics helped or not...
But at least it shows the position of it...

 

Thank you so much everyone, it slipped back in place exactly as in the diagram. It comes in from above and clicks in

 

wait, am i the only one with a dedicated 'extras' container for every vehicle? every time i do work on my vehicles, i end up with a random extra bolt/nut/clip/cover, with no idea where it went, and everything works fine.

my friends group are in agreement that it means that we can build vehicles faster, cheaper, and more efficiently than the engineers with all their extra hardware that's not really needed.

 

That is funny, cause back when I had my automotive shop, I would tell my business partner that it was his turn to do a few engine rebuilds/replacements cause our nut and bolt been was running low...

I was always the guy that was always looking for nuts and bolts that others had left out...

 

Every aviation mechanic I know has one.

 

Do they all work for The Boeing Company??

 

^I said mechanic, as in the people who repair and service airplanes. The assembly line people often aren't licensed mechanics (much like the folks in Tijuana or Guanajato who built your truck). That means any brand of airplane from any airline has exposure, as heavy maintenance is typically outsourced to lower-cost facilities.

Would you also like to know more about the retread aviation tire industry?

 

i would...