Chevrolet Equinox Service Manual: Repairs and Inspections Required After a Collision Primary Seat Belts

Warning:Restraint systems can be damaged in a collision. To helpavoid injury and ensure that all parts in need of replacement arereplaced:

Replace any seat belt system that was in use during thecollision serious enough to deploy any automatic restraint devicesuch as air bags and seat belt pretensioners. This not onlyincludes seat belt systems in use by people of adult size, but seatbelt systems used to secure child restraints, infant carriers andbooster seats, including LATCH system and top tetheranchorages.Replace any seat belt system that has torn, worn, or damagedcomponents. This not only includes adult seat belt systems, butbuilt-in child restraints and LATCH system components, ifany.Replace any seat belt system if you observe the words“REPLACE” or “CAUTION”, orif a yellow tag is visible. Do not replace a seat belt if only thechild seat caution label is visible.Replace any seat belt system if you are doubtful about itscondition. This not only includes adult seat belt systems, butbuilt-in child restraints, LATCH system components, and anyrestraint system used to secure infant carriers, child restraints,and booster seats.

Do NOT replace single seat belt system components in vehiclesthat have been in a collision as described above. Always replacethe entire seat belt system with the buckle, guide and retractorassembly, which includes the latch and webbing material.

After a minor collision where no automatic restraint devicewas deployed, seat belt system replacement may not be necessary,unless some of the parts are torn, worn, or damaged.