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Outboard - Standard Cab






OUTBOARD - STANDARD CAB

WARNING: 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.

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(R) Parts Catalog. Failure to follow these instructions may result in possible serious or fatal injury.

NOTE: The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged seat belt and retractor unit. The front outboard retractors also include a seat belt tensioner. If the front seat belt or retractor is ineffective or damaged, but the seat belt tensioner is not deployed, review the recommended procedures for Handling Non-Deployed Supplemental Restraints. Service and Repair . 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. Service and Repair .





1. Position the front outboard seat belt and retractor (1) into the vehicle.
2. Reconnect the yellow connector (2) of the body wire harness (3) to the seat belt tensioner initiator on the retractor.





3. Position the seat belt and retractor (4) to the inner B-pillar (6) as a unit. Be certain to engage the locating tab on the upper retractor bracket into the clearance hole in the B-pillar.
4. Loosely install the screw (5) that secures the lower retractor bracket to the B-pillar.
5. Install and tighten the screw (3) that secures the upper retractor bracket to the B-pillar. Tighten the screw to 12 Nm (106 in. lbs.).
6. Tighten the screw that secures the lower retractor bracket to the B-pillar. Tighten the screw to 39 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).
7. Position the belt web guide (2) to the B-pillar and use hand pressure to press it firmly and evenly until the two clips that secure it snap into place. Be certain that the seat belt webbing between the retractor and the web guide is not twisted.
8. Reinstall the lower trim (3) onto the inside of the B-pillar. B-Pillar Trim Panel - Installation.





9. Position the seat belt turning loop (5) onto the height adjuster (1) on the upper B-pillar. Be certain that the seat belt webbing between the web guide and the turning loop is not twisted.
10. Install and tighten the screw (4) that secures the turning loop to the height adjuster. Tighten the screw to 39 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).
11. Position a new trim cover (3) over the top of the turning loop, then snap it into place. Engage the lower snap features first, then the upper snap features. The trim cover is a one time component and is not intended for reuse.





12. Position the seat belt lower anchor (4) to the mounting hole near the base of the inner B-pillar (1). Be certain that the seat belt webbing between the turning loop and the lower anchor is not twisted.
13. Install and tighten the screw (3) that secures the lower anchor to the B-pillar. Tighten the screw to 39 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).
14. Do not reconnect the battery negative cable at this time. The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Verification Test procedure should be performed following service of any SRS component. Service and Repair.

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