Removal And Installation: Front: Removal
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 Mopar® Parts Catalog. Failure to follow these instructions may result in possible serious or fatal injury.
- Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable. If equipped with an Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS), disconnect the IBS connector first before disconnecting the negative battery cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
- Remove the appropriate left or right front seat from the vehicle. Refer to SEAT, FRONT, REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
- Disconnect the seat belt buckle pigtail connector (1) from the seat wire harness connector.NOTE:
It is not necessary to completely remove the seat back cover to gain access to the inner side shield retaining screw.
- Remove two screws (3) for the inner side shield (2). Refer to COVER, SEAT BACK, FRONT, REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
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- Release the seat belt switch pigtail wire from the retainer (3) on the side of the front seat frame.
- Remove the screw (2) that secures the buckle (1) lower anchor to the bracket on the inboard rear corner of the seat cushion frame.
- Remove the seat belt buckle from the front seat.