Easy seat swap from Recaro?

[mfr317]

I have a 2016 Fiesta ST with the Recaro seats. I do not like the seats and am considering orchestrating swapping them out for someone's non-Recaro stock ones. Having just talked with my mechanic, I've realized there's not only the heater in the Recaro seats but also likely airbags in both varieties. I don't care if the heater works in the seats I'm getting rid of (they do last I checked), but I would like the airbags to continue to work in mine (and any dashboard lights about airbags will result in a failed state inspection, so they have to work). Does anyone have information on whether there are stock non-Recaro seats that would plug and play swap like this? I'm hoping the same year(s) might, but I have no idea. An alternative is having the mechanic order and install the seats I want and just selling the Recaros as-is here; it seems like there is still a market for them (I'm in New England if anyone is strongly interested). Thanks!

 

[Downsy]

I'm interested but have to cut the strongly part out as I'm in Texas about an hour east of Dallas. Unless we're going to do a road trip or ship seats to each other.

 

[RoadKill]

You can easily swap Fiesta seats from Recaro to any non Recaro. There was a harness plug change in 2017.

I went the opposite way and put Recaro seats in my Fiesta years later.

The other thing to look out for since the seats I picked up where from a front end collision ST which gave me an airbag light on the dashboard. I still have to clear it but people have mentioned it can be done with forscan.

 

[Evo8]

I put Recaro seats out of an 16 in my 19 factory seats - 100% plug and play. Be sure to disconnect the battery and wait a bit for the current to drain before unplugging the seats in your car. Ask me how I know lol - you'll get an airbag light.