Seat Recliner Motor - Front

Seat Recliner Motor - Front

Removal

WARNING: Never probe the electrical connectors on air bag, Safety Canopy(R) or side air curtain modules. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the accidental deployment of these modules, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death.

WARNING: Never probe the electrical connectors on safety belt buckle/retractor pretensioners or adaptive load limiting retractors. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the accidental deployment of the safety belt pretensioners or adaptive load limiting retractors, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death.

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

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

1. Remove the front seat. For additional information, refer to Seat - Front Seat - Front.

2. NOTE: The seat track rear height adjust must be all the way up or the recliner cover post will not slide out of the seat track hole.

NOTE: For retainer clarity, inside of recliner cover shown.

Remove the recliner cover.

1. Remove the scrivet at the rear of the recliner cover.

2. Remove the screw at the rear of the recliner cover.

3. Slide the recliner cover post out of the seat track hole and remove the recliner cover.





3. NOTE: For retainer clarity, inside of cushion side shield shown.

Separate the cushion side shield.

1. Remove the scrivet at the rear of the cushion side shield.

2. Remove the screw at the rear of the cushion side shield.

3. Remove the screw at the front of the cushion side shield.

4. Pull out to release the clips and separate the cushion side shield.





4. Separate the backrest trim cover lower J-clips and invert the backrest trim cover up to the first row of hog rings.

5. Remove the 3 first row hog rings.





6. Disconnect the backrest heater mat electrical connector and separate the pin-type retainer.





7. Push the backrest foam pad away from the backrest frame.





8. Remove the power lumbar assembly.

1. Disconnect the power lumbar motor electrical connector.

2. Squeeze the power lumbar retaining clip together and separate it from the backrest frame.
- Repeat for the power lumbar retaining clip on the other side.

3. Remove the power lumbar assembly.





9. Remove the clip on the recliner shaft and the recline motor bolt.





10. Release the 2 clips (1 shown) and slide the sleeve back on the recliner shaft.





11. Remove the power recline motor.

1. Slide the recliner shaft assembly out of the recliner and remove the short recliner shaft.

2. Remove the sleeve from the long recliner shaft.

3. Slide the long recliner shaft out of the recline motor.

4. Disconnect the electrical connector and remove the power recline motor.
- If necessary, remove the long recliner shaft from the recliner.





Installation

1. Install the recline motor in the following sequence.

1. Connect the recline motor electrical connector.

2. Slide the long recliner shaft into the recline motor and recliner.

3. Slide the sleeve and short recliner shaft onto the long recliner shaft.

4. Slide the recliner shaft assembly into the recliner on the other side.

5. Position the recline motor and install the bolt.
- Tighten to 5 Nm (44 lb-in).

6. Install the clip on the recliner shaft recession, near the recline motor.

2. Install the power lumbar in the following sequence.

1. Squeeze the power lumbar retaining clip together and engage it into the backrest frame.
- Repeat for the power lumbar retaining clip on the other side.

2. Connect the power lumbar motor electrical connector.

3. Position the backrest foam pad back around the backrest frame.

4. Connect the backrest heated seat mat and attach the connector pin-type retainer to the backrest frame.

5. Roll the backrest trim cover down and install the 3 first row hog rings.





6. Roll the backrest trim cover all the way down and engage the lower J-clips.
- Make sure the side air bag module wire harness is routed out from the outboard side of the backrest before engaging the lower J-clips.

- Make sure the backrest feed wire harness is routed out from the inboard side of the backrest before engaging the lower J-clips.

7. Attach the cushion side shield in the following sequence.

1. Return all retaining clips back to the cushion side shield before attaching to the seat.

2. Align the 4 cushion side shield clips to the seat and push in seating the clips.

3. Install the screw at the front of the cushion side shield.

4. Install the screw at the rear of the cushion side shield.

5. Install the scrivet at the rear of the cushion side shield.

8. Install the recliner cover in the following sequence.

1. Return the barrel nut back to the seat before attaching to the seat.

2. Slide the recliner cover post into the barrel nut on the seat.

3. Install the screw at the rear of the recliner cover.

4. Install the scrivet at the rear of the recliner cover.

9. Install the front seat. For additional information, refer to Seat - Front Seat - Front.