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FRONT

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental restraint system 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 supplemental restraint system. 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 DaimlerChrysler Mopar(R) Parts Catalog.

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. 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.





1. Position the front seat belt and retractor (7) to the B-pillar (4) as a unit. Be certain to engage the engagement tab on the upper retractor bracket into the engagement slot in the lower B-pillar.

2. Loosely install the screw (6) that secures the lower retractor bracket to the B-pillar.

3. Install and tighten the screw (8) that secures the upper retractor bracket to the B-pillar. Tighten the screw to 4 Nm (35 in. lbs.).

4. Tighten the screw (6) that secures the lower retractor bracket to the B-pillar. Tighten the screw to 39 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).

5. Reconnect the body wire harness connector (5) to the seat belt tensioner initiator on the retractor.

6. Reconnect the second body wire harness connector to the seat belt switch connector receptacle on the retractor.

7. Position the belt web guide (1) to the B-pillar.

8. Install and tighten the screw (3) that secures the belt web guide to the B-pillar. Tighten the screw to 4 Nm (35 in. lbs.).

9. Reinstall the lower trim onto the inside of the B-pillar.





10. Reinstall the upper trim (1) onto the inside of the B-pillar.

11. Position the seat belt turning loop (5) onto the height adjuster (2) on the upper B-pillar.

12. Install and tighten the screw (4) that secures the turning loop to the height adjuster. Tighten the screw to 39 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).





13. Engage the tab (2) on the lower edge of the trim cover (3) in the slot below the screw in the turning loop (1). Then press the upper edge of the trim cover over the top of the turning loop until it snaps into place.





14. Position the front seat belt lower anchor (3) to the bracket on the outboard side of the front seat cushion frame.

15. Install and tighten the screw (2) that secures the lower anchor to the bracket on the outboard side of the front seat cushion frame. Tighten the screw to 39 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).





16. Align the seat belt anchor cover (2) to the opening near the rear of the outboard seat side shield (3). Using hand pressure, press firmly and evenly on the cover until it snaps into place.

17. Do not reconnect the battery negative cable at this time. The supplemental restraint system verification test procedure should be performed following service of any supplemental restraint system component.