Checking the Seat Belt After an Accident
CHECKING THE SEAT BELT AFTER AN ACCIDENTCAUTION:
- REPLACE BELTS, RETRACTORS AND HARDWARE IN USE DURING ALL BUT MINOR COLLISIONS. ALSO, RESTRAINT SYSTEMS SHOULD BE REPLACED AND ANCHORAGES PROPERLY REPAIRED IF THEY WERE IN AREAS DAMAGED BY A COLLISION, WHETHER THE BELT WAS IN USE OR NOT. IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION, REPLACE THE BELT SYSTEM. DAMAGE TO THE BELT SYSTEM, WHETHER VISIBLE OR NOT, COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AND ACCIDENT.
- TO CHECK THE OPERATION OF THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM, PROCEED WITH THE FOLLOWING TEST.