Seat Belt Buckle: 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.

On the driver side only, disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
On the driver side only, remove the front seat and seat track from the floor panel as a unit. (Refer to BODY/SEATS/SEAT - FRONT - REMOVAL) .

On the driver side only, disconnect the seat belt switch pigtail wire connector from the seat wire harness connector on the seat cushion frame bracket located under the rear edge of the seat cushion near the inboard side of the seat. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Seat Belt Switch Connector

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1 - PIGTAIL WIRE

2 - SEAT WIRE HARNESS

3 - SEAT CUSHION FRAME BRACKET

4 - BODY WIRE HARNESS

5 - INBOARD SEAT TRACK

Remove the screw that secures the front seat belt buckle anchor to the bracket near the rear of the inboard seat track. See Fig 2.

Fig 2: Front Seat Belt Buckle Remove/Install

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1 - FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE

2 - INBOARD SIDE SHIELD

3 - SCREW

4 - PIGTAIL WIRE

On the driver side only, remove the two screws that secure the inboard seat cushion side shield to the seat cushion frame.
On the driver side only, remove the two screws that secure the inboard seat track to the rear inboard corner of the seat cushion frame.
On the driver side only, disconnect the seat belt switch pigtail wire routing clip from the locating hole in the seat cushion frame.
On the driver side only, remove the seat belt switch pigtail wire from between the seat cushion frame and the seat track by gently prying the inboard seat track away from the inboard rear corner of the seat cushion frame far enough to slide the pigtail wire from between them.
Remove the buckle from the seat.