Child Restraint: Description and Operation

Safety Belt System

WARNING: After any crash, all of the following safety belt assemblies and attaching hardware must be inspected by an authorized dealer to verify correct function:
- Retractors
- Buckles
- Belt tension sensor (BTS) (if equipped)
- Front safety belt buckle support assemblies (slide bar) (if equipped)
- Safety belt shoulder belt height adjusters (if equipped)
- Child safety seat tether bracket assemblies
- Automatic locking retractor (ALR) feature for child safety seats (passenger seating positions only)
If any safety belt assembly is damaged, does not operate correctly or does not pass all of the Functional Tests in the Diagnosis and Testing, a new safety belt assembly must be installed. If any safety belt assembly attaching areas are damaged or distorted, the sheet metal must be restored to its original structural integrity and new safety belt assembly and attaching hardware must be installed. Failure to install new safety belt assemblies and attaching hardware may increase the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

After any crash that results in deployment of the driver and/or front outboard passenger safety belt pretensioners, new driver and/or front outboard passenger safety belt systems (including retractors, buckles and height adjusters) must be installed. Failure to install new safety belt systems increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

When new active occupant restraint components are installed, use only replacement parts specified in the Ford Catalog Advantage(TM) or equivalent.

The active restraint system consists of the following serviceable items:

- Front safety belt buckles, attached to the inboard side of the driver and passenger seat tracks
- Front center safety belt attached to the LH side of the front center seat base frame
- Front center safety belt buckle attached to the RH side of the front center seat base frame
- Detachable safety belt anchor attached to the LH side front center seat base frame (regular cab)
- Front safety belt retractors and pretensioners, located behind the B-pillar trim panels (Crew Cab and regular cab) or in the rear door (SuperCab)
- Front center safety belt retractor, attached to the back panel of the cab (regular cab)
- Belt Tension Sensor (BTS), located at the safety belt anchor point of the front passenger outboard safety belt
- Rear outboard safety belt retractors, located behind the B-pillar trim panels (SuperCab) or C-pillar trim panels (Crew Cab)
- Rear center safety belt retractor attached to the back panel of the cab
- RH rear safety belt buckles, attached to the floor pan (SuperCab)
- RH rear safety belt buckles, seat mounted and attached to the seat risers (Crew Cab)
- LH rear safety belt buckles attached to the floor pan (SuperCab and Crew Cab)
- Rear child safety seat tether anchors, at all seating positions, attached to the back panel of the cab


Child Safety Seat Restraints

The child safety seat restraints include the following items:

- Non-serviceable child safety seat tether anchors attached to the rear seat risers on the SuperCab and Crew Cab. The attachment points protrude from the bight line between the seat cushion and seat backrest.
- Serviceable rear child safety seat tether anchors, at all seating positions, attached to the back panel of the cab.

If a child safety seat was in use during a collision, inspect the child safety seat component mounting areas and repair any damage and restore the vehicle to the original production configuration.