Interior - Front Seat Belts Emit Foul Odors
NUMBER: 23-026-04 REV. AGROUP: Body
DATE: July 30, 2004
THIS BULLETIN IS BEING PROVIDED IN ADVANCE. DO NOT ORDER PARTS OR PERFORM ANY ACTIONS RELATED TO THIS BULLETIN UNTIL AUGUST 9, 2004.
THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 23-026-04, DATED JULY 16, 2004, WHICH SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM YOUR FILES. ALL REVISIONS ARE HIGHLIGHTED WITH **ASTERISKS** AND INCLUDES A REVISED SYMPTOM/CONDITION AND AN ADDITIONAL MODEL YEAR.
SUBJECT:
Front Seat Belt Foul Odor
OVERVIEW:
This bulletin involves replacing the seat belt assembly and removing the foam material behind the seat belt retractor.
MODELS:
2004 - **2005** (CS) Pacifica
NOTE:
**This bulletin applies to vehicles built on or before July 9, 2004 (MDH 0709XX).**
SYMPTOM/CONDITION:
The vehicle operator may describe a foul odor from the front seat belt(s).
**The odor does not originate from the seat belt but from the foam to plastic cup material interaction.** Under warm ambient temperatures, the foam gives off an odor which permeates the plastic cup behind the seat belt retractor, into the seat belt itself. Replacing only the seat belt assembly will not correct the condition.
DIAGNOSIS:
If the vehicle operator describes and the technician experiences the Symptom/Condition, perform the Repair Procedure.
PARTS REQUIRED:
SPECIAL TOOLS/EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:
REPAIR PROCEDURE:
1. Open hood, disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable.
2. Wait two minutes for the system reserve capacitor to discharge before beginning any system or component service.
3. Open both doors on the driver's side.
4. Remove the front and rear door sill plates
5. Move the front seat to the full forward position.
6. Remove lower seat belt anchor bolt cover and lower seat belt anchor bolt from lower B-pillar.
7. Remove the lower B-pillar trim. Refer to the service information available in TechCONNECT. Refer to 23 - Body/Interior/B-Pillar Lower Trim - Removal.
8. Disconnect the seat belt retractor electrical connector (Fig. 1).
9. Remove the two B-pillar seat belt retaining ring mounting screws and then the retaining ring from the B-pillar (Fig. 1).
10. Remove the seat belt retractor mounting bolt.
11. Grasp the height adjuster knob cover and gently pull inward, separating it from the seat belt height adjuster.
12. Remove the turning loop retaining bolt from the seat belt height adjuster.
13. Remove seat belt and retractor from vehicle.
14. Remove the plastic cup behind the seat belt retractor, the upper B-pillar plug, and the lower B-pillar plug (Fig. 2).
15. Using Miller Special Tool, C4755 - trim stick and a vacuum, scrape and vacuum the NVH foam to remove it from the B-pillar cavity behind the plastic cup and seat belt retractor. Remove enough foam to create a 2.5 - 3.8 cm (1 - 1.5 in.) gap between the plastic cup and the remaining foam.
16. Spray the remaining foam with Mopar Odor Remover, p/n 05073224AA.
17. Install a new silencer pad, p/n 04716985, in place of the foam that was removed. Ensure that the front and rear cavities are filled as they were before removing the original foam.
18. Install a new plastic cup. See the Parts Required Table for the appropriate part numbers.
19. Replace the upper B-pillar plug, and the lower B-pillar plug. See the Parts Required Table for the appropriate part numbers (Fig. 2).
20. Install a new seat belt and retractor. See the Parts Required Table for the appropriate part numbers.
21. Connect the retractor electrical connector.
22. Install the B-pillar trim. Refer to the service information available in TechCONNECT. Refer to 23 - Body/Interior/B-Pillar Lower Trim - Installation.
23. Install the lower seat belt anchor bolt cover (Fig. 2).
24. Return the seat to the correct position.
25. Install the front and rear door sill plates.
26. Close both doors.
27. Repeat Step # 1 through Step # 26 on the passenger side of the vehicle.
28. Connect the negative battery cable and close the hood.
POLICY:
Reimbursable within the provisions of the warranty.
TIME ALLOWANCE:
FAILURE CODE:
Disclaimer:
This bulletin is supplied as technical information only and is not an authorization for repair.