The safety belt buckle pretensioner together with the safety belt retractor pretensioner require safety glasses for vehicle repair and pretensioner maintenance on vehicles with
Air Bags. Any involvement with pretensioner electrical connectors should be avoided since it might trigger unintentional pretensioner or air bag activation leading to personal injury. Keep fingers and clothing away from movable parts of both safety belt retractor pretensioner and safety belt buckle pretensioner while carrying them to avoid potential injuries from accidental deployment. All inoperative safety belt buckle pretensioners and safety belt retractor pretensioners are included on the Mandatory Return List which requires that any damaged units be considered inoperative. Before proceeding you should remove the nonworking safety belt buckle pretensioner or safety belt retractor pretensioner from the vehicle which requires returning to Ford Motor Company.