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For 1990-2009 cars only

Seat Belt Checklist

Replace the belt, the retractor and other related seat belt components if the following conditions occur:

    • The belt wears due to collision.
    • The belt webbing tears.
    • The belt webbing becomes highly stressed.
    • The seat belt buckles or the tongues corrode.
    • The anchor bracket bends.
    • The stitching on the seat belt's Energy Management Loop separates.
    • The caution label on the belt specifies the belt replacement.
    • The belt fails the following inspection:
        1. Grip the front and the rear seat belt floor attachments. Inspect the front and the rear seat belt floor attachments in order to ensure that the seat belt floor attachments are secure. Remove the seats, if necessary, in order to reach the floor attachments. Refer to Seat Belt Replacement - Driver or Passenger , or to Seat Belt Replacement - Center .
        2. Manually grip the retractor in order to verify that the retractor is securely fitted. Remove the trim components, if necessary, in order to reach the retractor units. Refer to Exterior/Interior Trim in Body and Accessories.
        3. Verify that the shoulder belt buckles face inboard and are reachable.
        4. Pull the shoulder belt completely out. Verify that no twists remain in the shoulder belt and that the shoulder belt may easily slide out.
        5. Buckle the belt. Firmly pull the buckle in order to ensure that the belt remains latched.
        6. Push the buckle button. Verify that the latch releases smoothly and that the button returns smoothly to the button's original position.