Dodge Ram Truck 1500-2500-3500. Manual - part 565

1. Move the adjacent right or left front outboard seat

section (40 percent) to its most forward position for
easiest access to the front center seat belt buckle,
lap belt lower anchor, or unique black, keyed front
center seat belt lower anchor buckle (1).

2. From behind the front seat, remove the screw (5)

that secures the front center seat belt buckle, lap
belt lower anchor, or unique black, keyed front cen-
ter seat belt lower anchor buckle to the center seat
support bracket (3).

3. From the front of the front seat, reach between the

center seat cushion (6) and the adjacent right or
left front outboard seat cushion to access and
remove the front center seat belt buckle, lap belt
unit, or unique black, keyed front center seat belt
lower anchor buckle through the elastic strap (2) on
the side of the center seat cushion.

4. Remove the front center seat belt buckle, lap belt

unit, or unique black, keyed front center seat belt lower anchor buckle from the front seat.

REAR CENTER & LEFT OUTBOARD

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 inoperative 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 faulty seat belt and child
restraint components with the correct, new and unused replacement parts listed in the DaimlerChrysler
Mopar Parts Catalog.

1. Lift up the rear seat cushion into its stowed position

against the rear seat back.

2. Remove the screw (3) that secures either the cen-

ter (5) or the left outboard (4) occupant buckle unit
to the rear floor panel (7) near the base of the cab
back panel (1). On models with the optional 60/40
split rear bench, the screw that secures the buckle
unit also secures one of the rear seat mounting
brackets to the rear floor panel.

3. Remove the center or the left outboard occupant

buckle unit from the rear floor panel or from the
rear seat mounting bracket.

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REAR CENTER ANCHOR & RIGHT OUTBOARD

NOTE: The unique black, keyed center seat belt lower anchor buckle and the right outboard occupant
buckle are serviced as a unit with their mounting bracket. The rear center seat belt retractor is also secured
to the mounting bracket with these two buckles, but can be removed from the mounting bracket and is
serviced separately from the two buckles. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS/REAR CENTER SEAT
BELT & RETRACTOR - REMOVAL).

1. Reach between the rear seat cushion and the rear

seat back to access and unbuckle the rear center
seat belt lower anchor latch plate from the unique
black, keyed lower anchor center buckle (5). Use
an ignition key or a small screwdriver to depress
the small white release button on the anchor
buckle.

2. Remove the rear seat from the vehicle. On models

with the optional 60/40 split rear bench, only the 60
percent section (right side) of the rear seat must be
removed. (Refer to 23 - BODY/SEATS/SEAT -
REAR - REMOVAL).

3. Remove the screw (6) that secures the rear center

seat belt retractor (3) to the center anchor and right
outboard

occupant

buckles

(1)

and

mounting

bracket (4) unit on the rear floor panel near the cab
back panel.

4. Remove the rear center seat belt retractor from the

center anchor/right outboard occupant buckle and
mounting bracket unit.

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5. Remove the two screws (3) that secure the center

anchor/right outboard occupant buckles and mount-
ing bracket unit to the rear floor panel (7) near the
base of the cab back panel (1).

6. Remove the center anchor/right outboard occupant

buckles and mounting bracket unit from the rear
floor panel.

INSTALLATION

FRONT OUTBOARD

NOTE: A traveling front outboard seat belt buckle is located on the inboard side of each front outboard seat
section (40 percent) used on all models. The seat belt buckle on the driver’s side front seat for all models
also includes a seat belt switch. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS/SEAT BELT SWITCH -
DESCRIPTION).

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1. From the front of the front seat, reach between the

center seat cushion and the adjacent right or left
front outboard seat cushion (2) to position the front
outboard seat belt buckle (1) to the seat. Be certain
to engage the anti-rotation tab on the buckle
anchor into the corresponding hole in the inboard
seat track bracket.

2. From behind the front seat, install and tighten the

screw (5) that secures the front outboard seat belt
buckle lower anchor to the bracket on the inboard
seat track (4). Tighten the screw to 25 N·m (18 ft.
lbs.).

3. From behind the front seat on the driver side only,

reconnect the seat belt switch pigtail wire (3) con-
nector to the seat wire harness take out and con-
nector for the switch located below the inboard
edge of the driver side inboard seat track just for-
ward of the buckle lower anchor.

4. On standard cab models only, reinstall the stowage tray onto the rear floor panel behind the seat. (Refer to 23

- BODY/INTERIOR/REAR FLOOR STOWAGE TRAY - INSTALLATION).

5. On standard cab models, move the outboard seat section opposite the side from which the buckle was replaced

to its most rearward position and tilt the seat back to its upright position.

FRONT CENTER & CENTER ANCHOR

NOTE: A fixed position front center seat belt buckle is located on the left side of the front center seat sec-
tion (20 percent) used on all models. Standard cab models also have a unique fixed position black, keyed
front center seat belt lower anchor buckle for the three-point center seat belt lower anchor located on the
right side of the front center seat section. The following procedure also applies to the fixed position front
center seat lap belt located on the right side of the front center seat section of all quad cab models. The
three-point front center seat belt and retractor unit is only used on standard cab models. (Refer to 8 - ELEC-
TRICAL/RESTRAINTS/FRONT CENTER SEAT BELT & RETRACTOR - INSTALLATION).

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