I don't think it could be the pre-tensioner. The wire under the driver's seat on my '00 is just for the seatbelt warning lamp, I have no wire under the passenger seat.
The pre-tensioners should fire in any airbag-triggering collision, no need to "sense" anything at all. If the person isn't buckled in, there's no risk of injury from it firing...
Anyway, if it's airbag or pre-tensioner related, it should be bright yellow like the rest of the wiring related to those systems.
Brent
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