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WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury during and following any seat belt or child restraint anchor service, carefully inspect all seat belts, buckles, mounting hardware, retractors, tether straps, and anchors for proper installation, operation, or damage. Replace any belt that is cut, frayed, or torn. Straighten any belt that is twisted. Tighten any loose fasteners. Replace any belt that has a damaged or ineffective buckle or retractor. Replace any belt that has a bent or damaged latch plate or anchor plate. Replace any child restraint anchor or the unit to which the anchor is integral that has been bent or damaged. Never attempt to repair a seat belt or child restraint component. Always replace damaged or ineffective seat belt and child restraint components with the correct, new and unused replacement parts listed in the Chrysler Mopar(R) Parts Catalog.
NOTE: The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged seat belt and retractor unit. The front retractor also includes a seat belt tensioner. If the front seat belt or retractor is ineffective or damaged, but the seat belt tensioner is not deployed, review the recommended procedures for Handling Non-Deployed Supplemental Restraints. Service and Repair . If the seat belt tensioner has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for Service After A Supplemental Restraint Deployment before removing the unit from the vehicle. Service and Repair .
NOTE: All seat belt retractors except the driver side front retractor include a switchable automatic locking mechanism. Seat Belt Retractor - Description .
1. Adjust the front seat to its most forward position for easiest access to the front seat belt lower anchor cover (1) and the B-pillar trim.
2. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
3. Grasp the upper edge of the lower anchor cover and pull upward to unsnap it from the front seat cushion outboard side shield (4).
4. Remove the screw (2) that secures the seat belt (3) lower anchor to the outboard side of the front seat cushion frame.
5. Firmly grasp the lower end of the turning loop trim cover (2) on the upper B-pillar and pull it straight out to unsnap it from over the height adjuster knob (1), then roll the bottom of the cover upward and pull outward to disengage the upper tab from the slot in the adjuster cover above the knob.
6. Remove the screw (4) that secures the seat belt turning loop to the height adjuster (2) on the upper B-pillar (1).
7. Remove the seat belt turning loop from the height adjuster.
8. Remove the trim (3) from the lower B-pillar. B-Pillar Trim Panel - Removal.
9. Pull the front seat belt turning loop and lower anchor through the seat belt opening in the lower B-pillar trim.
10. Disengage the two clips that secure the belt web guide (5) to the B-pillar.
11. Remove the screw (6) that secures the retractor lower bracket to the base of the inner B-pillar.
12. Pull the retractor (1) away from the B-pillar far enough to access and disconnect the yellow body wire harness connector (2) from the seat belt tensioner initiator on the retractor.
13. If the retractor is so equipped, disconnect the body wire harness connector (3) from the connector receptacle for the seat belt switch located near the bottom of the retractor.
14. Remove the front seat belt and retractor from the vehicle as a unit.