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Buckle, Seat Belt: Installation: Front

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: Seat Belt Buckle & Screw
GC0085058Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC
  1. Position the front seat belt buckle (1) lower anchor onto the inboard side of the seat cushion frame.
  2. Install and tighten the screw (2) that secures the front seat belt buckle lower anchor to the seat cushion frame. Tighten the screw to 45 N.m (33 ft. lbs.).
  3. Reinstall the console onto the floor panel transmission tunnel. Refer to CONSOLE, FLOOR, INSTALLATION .
  4. Reconnect the battery negative cable.