Safety Belt Buckle Pretensioners
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As part of the supplemental restraint system (SRS), the driver and front passenger safety belt buckles are equipped with pretensioners. The safety belt buckle pretensioners remove excess slack from the safety belt webbing. The pretensioners are activated by the restraints control module (RCM) when the module detects a collision event force exceeding a programmed limit.