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: |
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. |