Buckle, Seat Belt: Removal: Front
To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.
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. Failure to follow these instructions may result in possible serious or fatal injury.
The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged seat belt buckle unit. The front seat belt buckle in this vehicle may include a seat belt tensioner. If the front seat belt buckle is equipped with a tensioner that is ineffective or damaged, but the seat belt tensioner is not deployed, review the recommended procedures for Handling Non-Deployed Supplemental Restraints. Refer to STANDARD PROCEDURE . If the seat belt tensioner has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for Service After A Supplemental Restraint Deployment before removing the unit from the vehicle. .
- Move the front seat to its middle position for easiest access to the front seat mounting provisions.
- Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
- Remove the front seat from the vehicle. Refer to SEAT, FRONT, REMOVAL .
- Disengage the inboard seat cushion trim cover J-clip (6) from the seat cushion trim anchor (5), and pull the inboard side of the trim cover (1) upward far enough to access the front seat belt buckle (2) lower anchor.
- Reach under the seat cushion frame to access and disconnect the seat belt buckle pigtail wire (4) connector from the seat wire harness.
- Remove the screw (3) that secures the front seat belt buckle lower anchor to the inboard side of the front seat cushion frame.
- Disengage the seat belt buckle and scabbard from the opening in the inboard side of the front seat cushion trim cover.
- Remove the seat belt buckle or the buckle and tensioner unit from the front seat as a unit.