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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 retractor also includes 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 seat belt and retractor (3) to the inner B-pillar (2) as a unit.
2. On the driver side only, reconnect the body wire harness connector to the seat belt switch connector receptacle on the retractor.
3. Reconnect the body wire harness connector (1) to the seat belt tensioner initiator on the retractor.
4. Install and tighten the screw (4) that secures the lower retractor bracket to the inner B-pillar. Tighten the screw to 58 Nm (43 ft. lbs.).
5. Be certain to route the wiring for the seat belt tensioner behind the B-pillar flange to ensure it does not interfere with the seat belt webbing.





6. Position the web guide (6) to the B-pillar (1). Be certain the seat belt webbing (5) is not twisted between the retractor and the web guide.
7. Using hand pressure, press firmly and evenly on the web guide to snap it into place.
8. Position the seat belt turning loop onto the height adjuster (2) on the upper B-pillar. Be certain the seat belt webbing is not twisted between the web guide and the turning loop.
9. Install and tighten the screw (3) that secures the turning loop to the height adjuster. Tighten the screw to 37 Nm (27 ft. lbs.).
10. Reinstall the upper (4) and lower trim onto the B-pillar. B-Pillar Trim Panel - Installation.





11. Position the front seat belt (1) lower anchor to the bracket on the outboard side of the front seat (2) cushion frame. Be certain the seat belt webbing is not twisted between the turning loop and the lower anchor.
12. Install and tighten the screw (4) that secures the lower anchor to the bracket on the outboard side of the front seat cushion frame. Tighten the screw to 51 Nm (38 ft. lbs.).
13. Align the seat belt anchor cover (3) to the opening near the rear of the outboard seat side shield. Using hand pressure, press firmly and evenly on the cover until it snaps into place.
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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