Seat Backrest Cover - Front

Seat Backrest Cover - Front

Removal and Installation

WARNING: Front seat backrest trim covers installed on seats equipped with seat side air bags cannot be repaired. A new trim cover must be installed. Cleaning is permissible. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side air bag module deploying incorrectly and increase the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

All seats

1. Remove the front seat. For additional information, refer to Seat - Front Seat - Front.

2. Remove the front seat backrest. For additional information, refer to Seat Backrest - Front Seat Backrest - Front.

3. Remove the 2 head restraint guide sleeves. For additional information, refer to Head Restraint Guide Sleeve Service and Repair.

4. Remove the plastic rivets attaching the backrest trim cover to the inboard and outboard recliners.

5. NOTICE: Use care when separating the seat back trim cover from the hook-and-loop strip, or the hook-and-loop strip can be torn from the backrest foam pad.

Release the backrest trim cover lower J-clip, hook-and-loop strips and invert the trim cover to the first row of hog rings.

6. Remove the first row of hog rings.





7. Release the hook-and-loop strips, invert the trim cover and remove the second row of hog rings.





8. Remove the backrest trim cover.

9. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

10. Install the front seat backrest. For additional information, refer to Seat Backrest - Front Seat Backrest - Front.

11. Install the front seat. If a passenger seat has been serviced, do not prove out the SRS at this time. For additional information, refer to Seat - Front Seat - Front.

Passenger seat

12. Carry out the Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS) System Zero Seat Weight Test and prove out the SRS. For additional information, refer to General Procedures portion of Restraint Systems. Component Tests and General Diagnostics