Third Row Split Bench Seat

THIRD ROW SPLIT BENCH SEAT

WARNING: 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 Chrysler Mopar (R) Parts Catalog. Failure to follow these instructions may result in possible serious or fatal injury.






NOTE: Before you begin the removal procedures, with the third row seat backs folded down, look closely between the rear edge of the seat back panel and the front edge of the rear floor storage bin cover to determine whether the two blind rivets securing either the left anchor bracket (4) (for the left outboard and center anchor buckles) or the right anchor bracket (6) (for the right outboard and center buckles) have been previously removed. These blind rivets are used as an assembly aid during the manufacturing process and, once removed, they do not require reinstallation.


BLIND RIVETS PRESENT

1. If the blind rivets are present, remove the third row split bench seat (3) from the rear floor panel (5) and the vehicle. Seat - Removal.
2. Using an appropriate drill or chisel, remove the two blind rivets that secure the buckle anchor bracket (4 or 6) to the back of the seat cushion frame.
3. Remove the buckles and anchor bracket from the seat cushion frame as a unit.

BLIND RIVETS ABSENT

1. If the blind rivets are absent, remove the two pivot screws that secure the front of the left seat cushion frame to the brackets on the rear floor panel (5).
2. Fold the left seat cushion up against the left seat back (3) for access to the two buckle anchor brackets (4 or 6).
3. Remove the plastic plug (2) from the buckle anchor bracket to be removed.
4. Remove the screw (1) that secures the buckle anchor bracket to the rear floor panel.
5. Remove the buckles and anchor bracket from the seat cushion frame as a unit.