Third Row Center

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® Parts Catalog.

Fig 1: Removing/Installing Third Row Center Seat Belt Turning Loop Nut

Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC

Position the third row center seat belt and retractor (2) to the two studs (1) on the inside of the rear header (3) near the liftgate opening as a unit.
Engage the two plastic push-in retainers that secure the retractor bracket to the inside of the rear header.
Install and tighten the two nuts (4) that secure the retractor bracket to the inside of the rear header. Tighten the nuts to 39 N.m (29 ft. lbs.).
Position the third row center seat belt turning loop (6) onto the stud (7) on the inside of the rear header near the liftgate opening. Be certain that the belt webbing between the retractor and the turning loop is not twisted.
Install and tighten the nut (5) that secures the turning loop to the inside of the rear header. Tighten the nut to 39 N.m (29 ft. lbs.).

Fig 2: Removing/Installing Trim Molding
Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC
Route the seat belt (5) and both latch plates (3 and 4) through the clearance hole in the liftgate opening trim molding (2).
Reinstall the trim molding onto the upper liftgate opening header (1). Refer to PANEL, HEADER, REAR, INSTALLATION .
Engage the third row center seat belt latch plate and lower anchor latch plate with their respective storage provisions in the trim molding on the upper liftgate opening header.