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Second Row Outboard

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: Molded Retractor Shield & Inner C-Pillar
GC0146256Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC
  1. Check to be certain that the molded retractor shield (2) is properly installed in the retractor mounting hole of the inner C-pillar (1), and that it is in good condition.
    Fig 2: Seat Belt, Turning Loop, C-Pillar & Screw
    GC0146910Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC
  2. Position the rear seat belt (2) and retractor to the lower inner C-pillar as a unit.
  3. Engage the locator tab on the back of the retractor bracket into the slot in the lower inner C-pillar.
  4. Install and tighten the screw (3) that secures the retractor to the lower inner C-pillar. Tighten the screw to 54 N.m (40 ft. lbs.).
  5. Position the seat belt turning loop (4) to the upper inner C-pillar. Be certain the seat belt webbing between the retractor and the turning loop is not twisted.
  6. Install and tighten the screw (1) that secures the seat belt turning loop to the upper inner C-pillar. Tighten the screw to 54 N.m (40 ft. lbs.).
  7. Reinstall the trim onto the quarter inner panel. Refer to PANEL, QUARTER TRIM, INSTALLATION .
  8. Insert the seat belt webbing and lower anchor through the seat belt opening in the upper C-pillar trim.
  9. Reinstall the trim onto the upper inner C-pillar. Refer to PANEL, C-PILLAR TRIM, INSTALLATION .
    Fig 3: Screw, Rear Outboard Seat Belt, Rear Seat Back Bracket & Rear Floor Panel
    GC0145832Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC
  10. Position the rear outboard seat belt (4) lower anchor to the rear seat back bracket (2) on the rear floor panel (3). Be certain the seat belt webbing between the turning loop and the lower anchor is not twisted.
  11. Install and tighten the screw (1) that secures the seat belt lower anchor and the rear seat back bracket to the rear floor panel. Tighten the screw to 50 N.m (37 ft. lbs.).