Front Seat Belt Buckle: Removal

WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, during and following any seat belt service, carefully inspect all seat belts, buckles, mounting hardware, retractors, 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 inoperative buckle or retractor. Replace any belt that has a bent or damaged latch plate or anchor plate. Never attempt to repair a seat belt component. Always replace damaged or faulty seat belt components with the correct, new and unused replacement parts listed in the DaimlerChrysler Mopar Parts Catalog.

On the driver side only, move the seat to its most forward position for easiest access to the seat belt switch pigtail wire and connector.

On the driver side only, remove the wire ties that secure the seat belt switch pigtail wire to the seat frame. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Front Seat Belt Buckle Remove/Install

Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.

1 - SEAT RISER COVER PANEL

2 - SEAT BELT SWITCH PIGTAIL WIRE (DRIVER SIDE ONLY)

3 - BUCKLE

4 - SCREW AND/OR COVER

On the driver side only, pull the seat belt switch pigtail wire out through the clearance hole in the seat riser cover far enough to access and disconnect the pigtail wire from the vehicle wire harness.
If the vehicle is so equipped, unsnap and remove the plastic cover from the screw that secures the front seat belt buckle lower anchor to the inboard side of the seat frame.
Remove the screw that secures the front seat belt buckle lower anchor to the inboard side of the seat frame.
Remove the front seat belt buckle from the inboard side of the front seat frame.