PART 5: SEAT AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS INSPECTION OF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM
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WARNING! Replace the entire belt system
(retractor and buckle side) if replacement of
any one part is necessary. Unexposed damage
to one or more components could prevent the
system from functioning properly the next time
it is needed, which could result in severe injury
or even death.
If the inspection indicates that any part of the seat belt
system requires replacement, the entire system must be
replaced, both retractor and buckle side. An installation
guide is attached to every replacement belt. This set of
instructions is entitled “THREE-POINT SEAT BELT
INSTALLATION GUIDE.” There are separate seat belt
instruction guides for suspension and fixed bench seats.
Use the proper guide for your type of seat, and follow the
instructions very closely. It is vitally important that all com-
ponents must be remounted back in the same position as
the original components that were removed. This will
maintain the design integrity of the mounting points for the
seat belt assembly.
Once the need for replacement of the seat belt has been
determined, be certain that it is only replaced with the rec-
ommended replacement seat belt. The occupant restraint
system has been developed and tested specifically for this
vehicle. If the vehicle was originally equipped with a lap
belt, it cannot be replaced with a three-point shoulder har-
ness system, because the cab mounting points are not
structurally designed for a three-point seat belt.
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