Passenger Side Power Seatbelt in 94 Sundance?

**DC Turismo** · 09-23-2007, 08:55 PM

Checking out a Sundance and it has a power seatbelt for the front passenger that, if attached, snugs up against the passenger as the door is closing. Was this normal? I never saw them with this before and am just curious. Thanks for any and all help!

**raccoon** · 09-23-2007, 11:29 PM

automatic seatbelts are an option in the 88 owners manual.

mine even came with some odd clips in the glove box that I believe are related to the system, i think mine had them but was converted to the normal ones at one point.

**DC Turismo** · 09-23-2007, 11:57 PM

Nice, that's pretty interesting. I never knew Dodge did something like that. So what years in all had this option?

**raccoon** · 09-24-2007, 12:11 AM

you can see the "auxiliary tip" I had a pair of those in my glove box.

no idea what years they came on, lots of 89-94 ish cars have automatic seatbelts, its to meat some safety law that was in effect at the time in the states.

**raccoon** · 09-24-2007, 12:12 AM

funny how is says its not an option, but how they ARE installed. maybe they were recalled and removed.

**DC Turismo** · 09-24-2007, 12:16 AM

I'm not sure on that, but I do know this car only has it on the passenger side (whereas the writeup says its for both sides)? lol

**Dodgeglht** · 09-24-2007, 12:24 AM

A guy I ised to know had a Shadow like that. We ended up converting the car to manual belts since the automatic belts were bad anyways.

**Dodge Aries K** · 09-24-2007, 12:44 AM

All US Spec 94 Shadows and 94-95 Spirits have an automatic seatbelt on the passenger side to comply with a US law for passive restraints on both sides of a car.

**DC Turismo** · 09-24-2007, 04:39 PM

Awesome. Thanks for the info and accompanying evidence guys!

**bfarroo** · 09-25-2007, 07:19 PM

The 88 shadow I picked up for a ice racer has power belts on both sides. didn't really notice until I got home. Haven't hooked a battery up to the car yet so hopefully they still work.