RAM 2500 Truck 2WD L6-6.7L DSL Turbo (2010)
Seat Belt Buckle: Service and Repair
Seat Belt Buckle - Installation
Front Center and Center Anchor
FRONT CENTER AND CENTER ANCHOR
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: A fixed position front center seat belt buckle is located on the left side of the front center seat section (20 percent) used on all vehicles
with a split bench front seat. Standard cab vehicles have a unique, fixed position, black, keyed, lower anchor buckle for the
three-point center seat belt lower anchor located on the right side of the front center seat section. Quad or crew cab and mega cab
vehicles have a fixed position front center seat lap belt located on the right side of the front center seat section. The following
procedure applies to the front center seating position belt buckle, the lap belt or the anchor buckle. The three-point front center seat
belt and retractor unit is only used on standard cab vehicles. See: Seat Belt Retractor/Service and Repair/Seat Belt Retractor - Installation .
1. From the front of the front seat, position the front center seat belt buckle, lap belt or anchor buckle unit (1) through the elastic strap (2) on the side
of the center seat cushion (6).
2. From the front of the front seat, reach between the side of the center seat cushion and the adjacent right or left front outboard seat cushion to route
the lower anchor of the seat belt buckle, lap belt or anchor buckle unit down between the side of the center seat cushion and the adjacent right or
left front outboard seat cushion. Be certain that the belt webbing is not twisted.
3. From behind the front seat, position the lower anchor of the seat belt buckle, lap belt or anchor buckle to the center seat support bracket (3). Be
certain to engage the anti-rotation tab on the lower anchor into the corresponding hole in the center seat support bracket.
4. Install and tighten the screw (5) that secures the lower anchor of the seat belt buckle, lap belt or anchor buckle to the center seat support bracket.
Tighten the screw to 39 Nm (29 ft. lbs.).
5. On standard cab vehicles only, if equipped, reinstall the stowage tray onto the rear floor panel behind the seat. See: Body and Frame/Interior
Moulding / Trim/Utility Storage Compartment/Service and Repair/Storage Bin - Installation.
Front Outboard
FRONT OUTBOARD
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
