Commander 4WD V8-4.7L VIN N (2006)
Seat Belt Buckle: Service and Repair
Front
SEAT BELT BUCKLE
WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental restraint system 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
further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the supplemental restraint system. Failure to take the proper precautions could result
in accidental airbag deployment.
WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, 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 DaimlerChrysler Mopar® Parts Catalog.
WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death 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 in the DaimlerChrysler Mopar® Parts Catalog. 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 personal injury or death, 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 deployment.
NOTE: The following procedure is for replacement of a faulty or damaged seat belt buckle unit. The front seat belt buckle also includes a seat belt
tensioner. If the front seat belt buckle is faulty or damaged, but the seat belt tensioner is not deployed, review the recommended procedures for
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.
REMOVAL
1. Move the front seat to its most rearward position for easiest access to the front seat belt buckle lower anchor nut.
2. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before further service.
3. 3.Remove the front seat from the vehicle.
4. Remove the side shield from the inboard side of the front seat cushion.
5. Disconnect the seat wire harness connector (2) from the seat belt tensioner initiator.
6. If so equipped, disconnect the seat belt switch pigtail wire connector (3) from the seat wire harness connector for the seat belt switch.
7. Remove the nut (4) that secures the front seat belt buckle (1) lower anchor to the stud on the inboard side of the seat cushion frame.
8. Remove the seat belt buckle and tensioner from the front seat as a unit.
