Component Description

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Child Safety Seat Tether Anchor

Child safety seat tether anchors are the wires located at the back of the rear seat backrest frame at all rear seating positions.

If a child safety seat was in use during a collision, inspect the child safety seat tether anchor and mounting areas and restore the vehicle to the original production configuration. Refer to: Seatbelt Procedure After a Collision .

Child Safety Seat Tether Anchor - Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)

Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) are the wires that protrude from between where the seat backrest and seat cushion meet.

Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) are part of and serviced with the seat backrest frame.

If a child safety seat was in use during a collision, inspect the LATCH and restore the vehicle to the original production configuration. Refer to: Seatbelt Procedure After a Collision .

Safety Belt Buckle - Inflatable Safety Belt

On vehicles equipped with inflatable safety belts, the safety belt buckle has 3 functions:

Receives the tongue and holds it in place until the release button is pressed.
Senses if the inflatable safety belt is buckled using a Hall-effect sensor which is hard-wired to the RCM.
Directs the gas from the safety belt inflator into the inflatable safety belt.

The safety belt buckle is bolted directly to the safety belt inflator. To prevent the inflator gas from leaking during deployment, the buckle is sealed to the inflator with nylon rings.

Safety Belt Inflator - Inflatable Safety Belt

The safety belt inflator is a pyrotechnic device that deploys upon receipt of current flow initiated by the RCM. It is a canister that releases inert gas to deploy the inflatable shoulder belt.

Safety Belt Retractor - Inflatable Safety Belt

Vehicles equipped with inflatable safety belts use 2 retractors, 1 for the lap belt (lower retractor) and 1 for the shoulder belt (upper retractor), however only the shoulder belt inflates. The lap belt retractor can be serviced separately from the shoulder belt retractor.

Lower Safety Belt Retractor (Lap Belt)

The lap belt has a web loop at its end with a steel bushing in the center of the loop. The lap belt connects to the shoulder belt by sliding a pin through two ears on the shoulder belt tongue and the steel bushing on the lap belt. The pin locks into place with a spring clip that is part of the shoulder belt tongue. A plastic cover is fitted over the connection to protect the pin and to keep foreign objects out.

The lap belt retractor has both the Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) and the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) features.

Upper Safety Belt Retractor (Inflatable Shoulder Belt)

The shoulder belt includes the tongue, which is unique to the inflatable safety belt system. The tongue is hollow, which allows gas from the inflator to pass through it. Attached to the tongue is the inflatable shoulder belt, which expands as the gas leaves the tongue and fills the belt. The tongue has a non-removable plastic cover on the end to keep foreign objects out.

The safety belt shoulder belt retractor only has the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) feature.