Rear Seat Belt Buckle: Removal
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.
- Slide both rear seat belt buckle units between the seat cushion and seat back into the rear cargo area.
- Lift the rear seat back release lever and fold the rear seat back forward, then tumble the folded rear seat cushion and back unit forward against the backs of the two front bucket seats.
- Lift the rear cargo area carpet between the two rear seat belt buckle units far enough to access and remove the screw that secures the anchor of the rear seat belt buckle units to the rear cargo floor panel through one of the clearance slots in the carpet. See Fig 1.
1 - REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNIT - Remove the rear seat belt buckle unit from the rear floor panel through one of the clearance slots in the rear cargo area carpet.