Seat Belt Buckle - Rear Seat

REMOVAL
Club cab and quad cab models both have a combined rear seat buckle/buckle unit on the right side of the vehicle that is secured to the rear floor panel beneath the rear seat cushion. Club cab models have a combined rear seat lap belt/buckle unit on the left side of the vehicle that is secured to the rear floor panel beneath the rear seat cushion. The left side of the quad cab models has a rear lap belt unit and a rear buckle unit that are secured to a stud on the left center rear seat riser bracket.

WARNING: 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 INOPERATIVE 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 FAULTY SEAT BELT AND CHILD RESTRAINT COMPONENTS WITH THE CORRECT, NEW AND UNUSED REPLACEMENT PARTS LISTED IN THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER MOPAR PARTS CATALOG.

REAR SEAT BUCKLE/BUCKLE UNIT (CLUB OR QUAD CAB) & LAP BELT/BUCKLE UNIT (CLUB CAB ONLY)

1. Remove the rear storage box under the rear seat cushion from the rear floor panel (club cab) (Refer to BODY/INTERIOR/REAR STORAGE BOX - REMOVAL) or fold up the rear seat cushion (quad cab).

Fig.41 Rear Seat Belts - Club Cab:

2. Remove the screw that secures the anchor plate of the rear seat buckle/buckle unit (right side -club cab or quad cab) or lap belt/buckle unit (left side - club cab only) to the rear floor panel.
3. Remove the rear seat buckle/buckle unit (right side) or lap belt/buckle unit (left side) from the rear floor panel.

REAR SEAT LAP BELT/BUCKLE UNIT - LEFT SIDE -QUAD CAB ONLY
1. Fold up the rear seat cushions against the rear seat back.
2. Remove the nut that secures the rear seat lap belt/buckle unit anchor plates to the stud on the inboard side of the left center rear seat riser bracket.
3. Remove the rear seat lap belt/buckle units from the stud on the inboard side of the left center rear seat riser bracket.

INSTALLATION
Club cab and quad cab models both have a combined rear seat buckle/buckle unit on the right side of the vehicle that is secured to the rear floor panel beneath the rear seat cushion. Club cab models have a combined rear seat lap belt/buckle unit on the left side of the vehicle that is secured to the rear floor panel beneath the rear seat cushion. The left side of the quad cab models has a rear lap belt unit and a rear buckle unit that are secured to a stud on the left center rear seat riser bracket.

WARNING: 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 INOPERATIVE 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 FAULTY SEAT BELT AND CHILD RESTRAINT COMPONENTS WITH THE CORRECT, NEW AND UNUSED REPLACEMENT PARTS LISTED IN THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER MOPAR PARTS CATALOG.

REAR SEAT BUCKLE/BUCKLE UNIT (CLUB OR QUAD CAB) & LAP BELT/BUCKLE UNIT (CLUB CAB ONLY)
1. Position the rear seat buckle/buckle unit (right side) or lap belt/buckle unit (left side) onto the rear floor panel.
2. Install and tighten the screw that secures the anchor plate of the rear seat buckle/buckle unit (right side - club cab or quad cab) or lap belt/buckle unit (left side - club cab only) to the rear floor panel. Tighten the screw to 40 N-m (29 ft. lbs.).
3. Reinstall the rear storage box onto the rear floor panel under the rear seat cushion (club cab) (Refer to BODY/INTERIOR/REAR STORAGE BOX - INSTALLATION) or fold down the rear seat cushion (quad cab).

REAR SEAT LAP BELT/BUCKLE UNIT - LEFT SIDE -QUAD CAB ONLY
1. Position the rear seat lap belt/buckle units onto the stud on the inboard side of the left center rear seat riser bracket.
2. Install and tighten the nut that secures the rear seat lap belt/buckle unit anchor plates to the stud on the inboard side of the left center rear seat riser bracket. Tighten the nut to 40 N-m (29 ft. lbs.).
3. Fold down the rear seat cushions.