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Seat Belt & Retractor: Removal: Front

WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, occupant classification system, 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 personal injury or death, 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 inoperative 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 faulty seat belt and child restraint components with the correct, new and unused replacement parts listed in the DaimlerChrysler Mopar Parts Catalog.
NOTE: On vehicles equipped with the Occupant Classification System (OCS), the passenger side front seat belt and retractor unit includes a belt tension sensor that is integral to the lower seat belt anchor, which is secured to the outboard side of the passenger side front seat cushion frame. Any time any OCS component is removed or replaced for any reason, the OCM must be re-calibrated using a diagnostic scan tool, the Occupant Classification Seat Weight special tool, and the Occupant Classification System Verification Test. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic procedures.
NOTE: The following procedure is for replacement of a faulty or damaged seat belt and retractor unit. The front retractor also includes a seat belt tensioner. If the front seat belt or retractor is faulty or damaged, but the seat belt tensioner is not deployed, review the recommended procedures for handling non-deployed supplemental restraints. (Refer to ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS - STANDARD PROCEDURE - 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. (Refer to ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS - STANDARD PROCEDURE - SERVICE AFTER A SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT DEPLOYMENT) .
  1. Adjust the front seat to its most forward position for easiest access to the front seat belt lower anchor and the B-pillar trim.
  2. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
  3. Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, gently pry the seat belt anchor cover to remove it from the rear of the outboard seat side shield. See Fig 1.
    Fig 1: Front Seat Belt Lower Anchor Remove/Install
    GC0026616Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
    1 - SCREW
    2 - LOWER ANCHOR/BELT TENSION SENSOR
    3 - SIDE SHIELD
    4 - PIGTAIL WIRE CONNECTOR
    5 - COVER
  4. On the passenger side only if the vehicle is equipped with the Occupant Classification System, disconnect the belt tension sensor pigtail wire connector from the seat wire harness connector.
  5. Remove the screw that secures the lower anchor/belt tension sensor to the bracket on the outboard side of the front seat cushion frame.
  6. Unsnap and lift the trim cover to access the nut that secures the front seat belt turning loop to the height adjuster on the upper B-pillar. See Fig 2.
    Fig 2: Front Seat Belt Retractor Remove/Install
    GC0026615Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
    1 - ADJUSTER
    2 - B-PILLAR
    3 - RETRACTOR
    4 - B-PILLAR TRIM
    5 - CONNECTOR (DRIVER SIDE ONLY)
    6 - LOWER ANCHOR
    7 - NUT
    8 - TURNING LOOP
    9 - COVER
  7. Remove the nut that secures the seat belt turning loop to the height adjuster stud on the upper B-pillar.
  8. Remove the seat belt turning loop from the height adjuster stud.
  9. Remove the upper trim from the inside of the B-pillar. (Refer to BODY/INTERIOR/B-PILLAR UPPER TRIM - REMOVAL) .
  10. Remove the lower trim from the inside of the B-pillar. (Refer to BODY/INTERIOR/B-PILLAR LOWER TRIM - REMOVAL) .
  11. Disconnect the body wire harness connector from the seat belt tensioner pigtail wire connector.
  12. Remove the screw that secures the lower retractor bracket to the B-pillar.
  13. Disengage the engagement tab on the upper retractor bracket/seat belt web guide from the engagement slot in the B-pillar.
  14. Remove the front seat belt and retractor from the B-pillar as a unit.
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