When I took a look under the seat, I saw what appear to be plastic clips on either side of the underside of the thigh bolster piece. They would appear to hold the leather and padding to the bolster piece itself, but I didn't look closely enough to be sure. I could only see part of the clip(s), so it's hard to tell if it's the same part.

Good luck.

 

It looks like a release cable would fit into it. Could it have anything to do with your inside hood release?

 

It looks like it's a reatining clip for the clock spring (spiral cable). It was probably dropped during instalation. Its there to lock the spiral cable in place so it's not over turned during shipping or instalation. I have installed many spiral cables and though I can't say I remember exactly what that throw away clip looks like Im pretty sure thats what it is. Just throw it away and get on with your life. Hope this helps you sleep at night now.

 

Looking at the seat schematics no part really matches that with the possible exception of the seat harnest which is part of all the wiring and would be a PITA to replace. Judging by the obvious wire guide visible I'd say it's purpose is to secure a wire. I'd employ cutomization using the superior qualities of www.duckbrand.com which will surely prove to be more durable as well and is available in a wire variety of colors

 

I appreciate all of the constructive replies. Why am I getting flak for this though?

I found a random piece in my car and was wondering if more experienced folks had any idea what it came from. Isn't having this hivemind for us to turn to the main advantage of going to a specific car forum?

Anyway, my lack of patience earlier might have had to do with getting 4 hours of sleep the past few days. I do appreciate the input thus far.

 

I very much doubt this is an actual part of the car. Probably just leftover from the new-car interior packaging....

 

why do you say that? I have no idea what it is so I don't have a reason to say one way or the other but just b/c you've never seen it before doesn't seem like a good reason to say it's not an actual piece of the car.

 

Idk whether this piece belongs to the car or not. But I will say that I once found a small black plastic piece that I think fell from under the steering wheel. I tried looking to see where it came from and couldn't find it. I gave up and just forgot about it because it only looked like a wire retainer. I knew it would probably not effect the functioning of my car so I just got rid of it.

If you are truely concerned about what piece it is you should just bring the car to the dealer and let them figure it out. Otherwise I say just forget about it and pretend that nothing ever happened.