Safety Belt Buckle - Front

Safety Belt Buckle - Front

Power and RH Manual Seat

NOTE: RH power seat track shown, others similar.










LH Manual Seat









WARNING: After a crash, the following safety belt components and attaching hardware must be inspected and tested to verify correct function:
- Retractors
- Buckles
- Child safety seat tether bracket assemblies
- Automatic locking retractor (ALR) feature for child safety seats (passenger seating positions only)
- Belt tension sensor (BTS) (if equipped)
- Front safety belt buckle support assemblies (slide bar) (if equipped)
- Safety belt shoulder belt height adjusters (if equipped)
Components that do not operate correctly or pass all Functional Tests in the Component Tests must be replaced with new components.
Safety belt assembly attaching areas must be inspected. Damaged or distorted attaching areas must be restored to their original structural integrity and a new safety belt assembly with new attaching hardware must be installed.
After deployment of the front safety belt pretensioners, a new safety belt system (including retractors, buckles and height adjusters) must be installed.
Failure to follow this instruction may result in incorrect operation of the safety belt system and increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

NOTE: The air bag warning indicator illuminates when the correct Restraints Control Module (RCM) fuse is removed and the ignition is ON.

NOTE: The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.

Manual Seats

1. Remove the front seat.

Power Seats

2. WARNING: Turn the ignition OFF and wait one minute to deplete the backup power supply. Ignition must remain OFF until repair is complete. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury or death in the event of an accidental deployment.

Turn the key OFF and wait one minute.


3. Position the seat to access the safety belt buckle.

All Seats

4. Disconnect the safety belt buckle switch electrical connector and separate any pin-type retainers.

5. NOTE: Note the position of the safety belt buckle anti-rotation locator tab for correct installation.
Remove the safety belt buckle.

- All seats with a power seat track and RH seat with a manual seat track, remove the safety belt buckle nut.
- To install, tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).

- LH seat with a manual seat track, remove the safety belt buckle bolt.
- To install, tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).



6. To install, reverse the removal procedures.

7. Check the active restraint system for correct operation. For additional information, refer to Safety Belt System Principles Of Operation.