Inspection

Front Seat Belt Inspection

Front Seat Belt Removal and Installation

WARNING:

Failure to take proper precautions when servicing seat belt components or attempting to disassemble or repair the seat belt pretensioner may cause personal injury.

- Never measure the resistance of a seat belt pretensioner with a tester.
Electric current from the tester may trigger activation of the seat belt pretensioner.





- When placing a live seat belt pretensioner on a workbench or other flat surface, make sure that the pretensioner's exhaust hole (1) side faces upward.
- Do not put anything on the exhaust hole (1) side of a live seat belt pretensioner. Also avoid placing one live air bag pretensioner on top of another.






NOTE:

If a seat belt pretensioner is dropped, it may not work normally.

If a seat belt pretensioner is dropped, replace both the seat belt and buckle with a new replacement set.

Seat belts and attaching parts can affect the vital components and systems of vehicle.

Therefore, they should be inspected carefully and replaced with genuine parts only.

Seat Belt

- Seat belt webbing or strap should be free from damage.

Retractor (with Seat Belt Pretensioner)

- Let the seat belt retract fully to confirm its easy retraction.
- Retractor should lock webbing when pulled quickly.
- Retractor should lock its webbing when tilted forward and backward, and leftward and rightward.

1) Replace seat belt assembly with new one if any of the following symptom is found.
- Pretensioner has activated.
- There is a crack in seat belt pretensioner (retractor).
- Seat belt pretensioner (retractor) is damaged or a strong impact (e.g. dropping) was applied to it.

Lap Pretensioner

Replace lap pretensioner with new one if any of the following symptom is found.

- Pretensioner has activated.
- There is a crack in lap pretensioner.
- Lap pretensioner is damaged or a strong impact (e.g. dropping) was applied to it.

Anchor Bolt

- Anchor bolts should be tightened to specified torque.

Belt Latch

- It should be securely locked when tongue plate (2) is latched.
- Lock should be released by pressing release button (3) when tongue plate (2) is latched to buckle (1).






Seat Belt Buckle Sensor

Refer to Testing and Inspection Seat Belt Buckle Sensor and Its Circuit Inspection.