Rear Seat Noise – Sounds Like Something Rolling Around (Coin/Bolt?)

[MMR]

Hi all,

I’ve got a bit of an annoying metallic rolling sound coming from the rear seat area and wanted to see if anyone’s experienced something similar.

It sounds like a loose bolt or even a coin rolling around. I only really notice it at low speeds, but it’s definitely something moving rather than a fixed rattle.

I’ve checked the obvious places (door bins, visible areas, etc.) and there’s nothing there. My suspicion is that something like a coin or small bolt may have slipped into the gap around the seatbelt area and is now rolling around somewhere underneath or inside the seat base/void.

A few questions:

A) Is it actually possible for something to fall into that area and move around like that?

B) If so, is it straightforward to lift or access the seatbelt base/seat area to check, or is it more involved?

C) Alternatively, could this be something else entirely that might need a dealer to look at?

Any advice or similar experiences would be appreciated—driving me mad trying to track it down!


Thanks in advance

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