Seat Belt - Slow Retraction: Overview

Classification:
RS01-002

Reference:
ITB01-003

Date:
February 1, 2001

ALL INFINITI VEHICLES; "D" RING RESIDUE CAN CAUSE SLOW SEAT BELT
RETRACTION

ATTENTION: This bulletin supersedes ITB99-017. Please discard all paper copies of ITB99-O17.

APPLIED VEHICLES:

All Infiniti Vehicles with front seat belt "D" rings

SERVICE INFORMATION





Residue buildup on the front seat belt "D" ring (see Figure 1) can cause slow retraction of the seat belt webbing. If slow seat belt retraction occurs, it may result in the following incidents after the seat belt is unbuckled:

^ Seat belt latch plate hanging up on clothing,

^ Seat belt latch plate becoming caught in the door,

A new "D" ring cleaning and refurbishing kit is now available to correct such residue build up incidents. If 'D" ring residue causes slow retraction of the driver's or passenger's front seat belt assembly on an Infiniti vehicle, it can be corrected using the Service Procedure in this bulletin.

NOTES:

^ This is the only authorized repair for this incident. DO NOT REPLACE the front driver or passenger seat belt assemblies before first using the Service Procedure in this bulletin to clean the "D" rings.

^ When this incident occurs both front driver and passenger seat belt "D" rings must be refurbished using the Service Procedure provided in this bulletin.

^ For 1997-99 QX4 vehicles built before December, 1998, see bulletin ITB00-004 for additional front seat belt retractor assembly information.





PARTS INFORMATION

CLAIMS INFORMATION

NOTE:
This is the ONLY approved repair procedure for this incident. A claim to Infiniti for the repair of this incident may be denied if the repair is not performed exactly as outlined in this bulletin.





Submit a Primary Failed Part (PP) line using the claims coding shown.