Safety Belt System: Notes

WARNING: After any crash, all of the following safety belt assemblies and attaching hardware must be inspected by an authorized dealer to verify correct function:

Retractors
Buckles
Belt Tension Sensor (BTS) (if equipped)
Front safety belt buckle support assemblies (slide bar) (if equipped)
Safety belt shoulder belt height adjusters (if equipped)
Child safety seat tether bracket assemblies
Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) feature for child safety seats (passenger seating positions only)

If any safety belt assembly is damaged, does not operate correctly or does not pass all of the Functional Tests in DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING , a new safety belt assembly must be installed. If any safety belt assembly attaching areas are damaged or distorted, the sheet metal must be restored to its original structural integrity and new safety belt assembly and attaching hardware must be installed. Failure to install new safety belt assemblies and attaching hardware may increase the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

After any crash that results in deployment of the driver and/or front outboard passenger safety belt pretensioners, new driver and/or front outboard passenger safety belt systems (including retractors, buckles and height adjusters) must be installed. Failure to install new safety belt systems increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

When installing any new active occupant restraint components, use only the replacement parts specified in the Ford Customer Service Division Master Parts Catalog.

The active restraint system consists of the following:

Front safety belt shoulder height adjusters
Front row safety belt buckles attached to the inboard side of the seats
Front row safety belt retractors and pretensioners located behind the lower B-pillar trim panels
Rear center safety belt retractor, attached to the parcel shelf sheet metal and safety belt buckle assembly, attached to the floor pan under the rear seat cushion
Rear dual safety belt buckle assembly, attached to the floor pan under the seat cushion
Child safety seat tether anchors are attached to the parcel shelf sheet metal for all 3 rear seating positions
Lower anchors and tethers for children serviced with the rear seat backrest pivot assemblies

The lower anchors and tethers for children at the inboard side of the LH rear seat position is welded to the floor pan below the rear seat cushion and is not serviceable.