Honda Fit: Rear Seat Belt Replacement

Rear Seat Belt

NOTE: Check the rear seat belts for damage, and replace them if necessary.

1. Remove these items:

   • Rear door inner seal, as needed

   • Tailgate weatherstrip, as needed

   • Cargo floor

   • Cargo floor box, with temporary repair kit (TRK)

   • Rear trim panel

   • Cargo area side trim panel

2. Pull the carpet back as necessary, and remove the lower anchor bolt (A).

3. Remove the upper anchor cap (A), and remove the upper anchor bolt (B).

4. Remove the upper retractor mounting bolt (A) and the lower retractor bolt (B), then remove the rear seat belt (C) and the retractor (D).

5. Install the seat belt and the retractor in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:

   • Tighten the bolts by hand first, then tighten to the specified torque.

   • Check that the retractor locking mechanism functions.

   • Assemble the washers and the collar on the upper anchor bolt as shown.

   • Before installing the anchor bolts, make sure there are no twists or kinks in the seat belt.

Upper anchor bolt installation

Rear Center Shoulder Seat Belt

1. Remove the headliner.

2. Remove the front retractor mounting bolt (A) and the rear retractor bolt (B), then remove the center seat belt and the retractor (C).

3. Install the center seat belt and the retractor in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:

   • Tighten the bolts by hand first, then tighten to the specified torque.

   • Check that the retractor locking mechanism functions.

Rear Seat Belt Buckles and Center Shoulder Seat Belt Detachable Anchor

1. Lift both rear seat cushions up.

2. Pull the rear seat belt buckles (A) and the rear center seat belt detachable anchor (B) out through the elastic straps (C) on the seat cushions.

3. Place the seat belt buckles and seat belt detachable anchor on the floor underneath the seat cushions.

4. Fold both rear seat-backs.

5. Lift up the cargo floor lids (A), and remove the anchor bolts (B).

6. Lift both rear seat cushions up.

7. Remove the seat belt buckles (A) and the center seat belt detachable anchor (B).

8. Install the buckles and the anchor in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:

   • Tighten the bolts by hand first, then tighten to the specified torque.

   • Assemble the washers on the anchor bolts as shown.

Left side anchor bolt installation

Right side anchor bolt installation