Dodge Nitro. Manual — part 247

SECOND ROW CENTER AND RIGHT SEAT BELT BUCKLES

Fig. 65: Second Row Center And Seat Belt Buckle Components
Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC

1. Remove the four screws (1) that secure the second row seat cushion legs (8) to the rear floor panel (9).

2. Lift the front edge of the seat cushions (10) up against the seat backs for access to the forward end of the

right center seat bracket (7).

3. Remove the screw (6) that secures the lower anchor for the center and right seat belt buckle unit (2) to the

inboard side of the right center seat bracket.

4. Remove the center and right seat belt buckle unit from between the second row seat cushions as a unit.

INSTALLATION

SECOND ROW CENTER AND RIGHT SEAT BELT BUCKLES

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 .

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

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Fig. 66: Second Row Center And Seat Belt Buckle Components
Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC

1. Position the center and right seat belt buckle unit (2) between the second row seat cushions (10).

2. Position the lower anchor of the seat belt buckle unit to the inboard side of the right center seat bracket

(7). Be certain that the anti-rotation tab on the anchor is engaged in the notch of the bracket.

3. Install and tighten the screw (6) that secures the buckle anchor to the right center seat bracket. Tighten the

screw to 55 N.m (41 ft. lbs.).

4. Lower the front edge of the seat cushions downward and align the seat cushion legs (8) to the holes in the

rear floor panel (9).

5. Install and tighten the four screws (1) that secure the legs to the floor panel. Tighten the screws to 54 N.m

(40 ft. lbs.).

FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE

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 .

WARNING:

To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable
the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) 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

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further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS.
Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag
deployment.

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 .

WARNING:

To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with the Occupant
Classification System (OCS), do not modify the front passenger seat
assembly or center floor console in any way. Do not use any prior year,
subsequent year, secondary or aftermarket seat trim covers. At no time
should any Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) or OCS component be
modified or replaced with any part except those which are specified for
the particular vehicle application . Failure to observe these precautions
could cause an OCS miscalibration condition, which may result in the
passenger airbag failing to deploy when required or deploying when not
required.

WARNING:

To avoid serious or fatal injury, never strike or drop a seat weight sensor
or the passenger side front seat assembly to which the sensors are
secured as it can damage the sensors or affect their calibration. The seat
weight sensors and the passenger side front seat assembly must be
handled with care to avoid damage to the sensors. Do not sit upon or
place any loads upon a passenger side front seat while it is removed from
its mounts in or outside of the vehicle. If an individual sensor is dropped
or damaged, replace the sensor with a new and unused unit. If a seat has
been dropped during removal or loaded while removed from its mounts,
replace each of the seat weight sensors with new and unused units.
Failure to observe this warning could result in an accidental, incomplete,
or improper passenger side front Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
component deployment.

WARNING:

To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with the Occupant
Classification System (OCS), any time the passenger side front seat
assembly has been removed or loosened from the vehicle for service of

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Fig. 67: Identifying Front Seat Belt Buckle And Tensioner Unit, Screw & Pigtail Wire
Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC

1. Position the front seat belt buckle and tensioner unit (1) to the inboard seat cushion frame.

2. Insert the seat belt tensioner and seat belt switch (driver side only) pigtail wire (3) connector under the

seat through the clearance hole in the inboard seat cushion frame.

3. Position the front seat belt buckle lower anchor to the back of the inboard seat cushion frame.

4. Install and tighten the screw (2) that secures the front seat belt buckle anchor to the seat cushion frame.

Tighten the screw to 43 N.m (32 ft. lbs.).

5. Reconnect the seat belt buckle tensioner and seat belt switch (driver side only) pigtail wire connector to

the seat wire harness connector located under the seat cushion near the inboard side of the seat.

6. Reinstall the front seat into the vehicle. Refer to INSTALLATION .

7. Do not reconnect the battery negative cable at this time. The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)

any vehicle component or system the Occupant Classification System
(OCS) Verification Test must be performed using a diagnostic scan tool
and the Occupant Classification Seat Weight special tool following
reinstallation. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic procedures. Failure to
observe this warning could result in an accidental, incomplete, or
improper passenger side front Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
component deployment.

NOTE:

The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged seat
belt buckle unit. The front seat belt buckle also includes a seat belt tensioner. If
the front seat belt buckle is ineffective or damaged, but the seat belt tensioner
is not deployed, review the recommended procedures for handling non-
deployed supplemental restraints. See HANDLING NON-DEPLOYED
SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINTS. If the seat belt tensioner has been deployed,
review the recommended procedures for service after a supplemental restraint
deployment before removing the unit from the vehicle.

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