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Third Row Seat Belt And Retractor






THIRD ROW SEAT BELT AND RETRACTOR

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.





1. Remove the third row seat cushion and cover from the rear floor panel Seat Cushion Cover - Removal.
2. Remove the screw (2) that secures the third row seat belt lower anchor (1) and the third row seat back (3) outboard bracket to the rear floor panel.
3. Remove the lower anchor from the third row seat back outboard bracket.





4. Pry between the back of the third row seat belt turning loop on the inside of the upper D-pillar trim (3) and the back of the trim cover (1) to unsnap and remove it for access to the turning loop screw (2).
5. Remove the screw (2) that secures the seat belt turning loop to the bracket on the inside of the upper D-pillar.
6. Remove the turning loop from the D-pillar.
7. Remove the trim from the inside of the upper D-pillar D-Pillar Trim Panel - Removal.
8. Loosen the rear of the quarter trim panel from the lower D-pillar enough to access the third row outboard seat belt and retractor (7) Quarter Trim Panel - Removal.
9. Remove the screw (4) that secures the upper retractor bracket to the inside of the D-pillar.
10. Remove the screw (6) that secures the lower retractor bracket to the inside of the D-pillar.
11. Lift the retractor upward far enough to disengage the tab of the upper retractor bracket from the keyed hole in the D-pillar.
12. Remove the third row seat belt and retractor from the vehicle as a unit.