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Seat Belt Retractor Pretensioner Replacement - Front

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Fig 1: View Of Front Seat Shoulder Belt Retractor Assembly & Components
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Callout Component Name
CAUTION: Refer to SIR Caution .
CAUTION: In order to prevent accidental deployment and the risk of personal injury, do not dispose of an undeployed inflatable restraint seat belt pretensioner as normal shop waste. Undeployed seat belt pretensioners contain substances that could cause severe illness or personal injury if their sealed containers are damaged during disposal. Use the following deployment procedures to safely dispose of an undeployed seat belt pretensioner. Failure to observe the following disposal methods may be a violation of federal, state, or local laws.

Preliminary Procedure

  1. Read instruction for pretensioners disposal. Refer to Inflator Module Handling and Scrapping .
  2. Disable the supplemental inflatable restraint (SIR). Refer to SIR Disabling and Enabling .
  3. Remove front seat shoulder belt adjuster cover. Refer to Seat Belt Height Adjuster Knob Replacement - Front .
  4. Remove front door sill plate. Refer to Front Side Door Sill Plate Replacement .
  5. Remove rear door sill plate. Refer to Rear Side Door Sill Plate Replacement (Standard Wheelbase) or Rear Side Door Sill Plate Replacement (Extended Wheelbase) .
  6. Remove center pillar lower garnish molding. Refer to Center Pillar Lower Garnish Molding Replacement .
1 Front Seat Shoulder Belt Anchor Plate Nut
NOTE: Refer to Fastener Notice .

Tighten:  43 N.m (32 lb ft)

2 Front Seat Shoulder Belt Guide Retainer
3 Front Seat Shoulder Belt Retractor Bolt
Tip: 
  1. Disconnect electrical connector.
  2. Fully deploy the module before disposal. If the module was replaced under warranty, fully deploy and dispose of the module after the required retention period. Refer to Pretensioner Handling and Scrapping .

Tighten:  43 N.m (32 lb ft)

4 Front Seat Shoulder Belt Retractor Assembly