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Safety Belt Pretensioners

SAFETY BELT PRETENSIONERS

NOTE: If a safety belt retractor pretensioner has deployed, a new overlay wiring harness must be installed. Make sure to follow the installation instructions that are included in the service kit.

As part of the SRS, the safety belt retractors are equipped with pretensioners. The pretensioners remove excess slack from the safety belt webbing. The pretensioners are activated by the RCM when the module detects an impact event force exceeding a programmed limit.