Like most of you that have a 7th gen Maxima, I was frustrated with how often my shoulder strap would become lodged between the side of my drivers seat and the trim panel on the door post. Not only would I have to reach over with my right hand to free the seatbelt tongue, but the trim panel was getting all scratched up.

Here's a cheap and easy fix. I bought a replacement seat belt stop button at my local Nissan dealer. It cost $6.26 for one. I've seen third party ones at auto parts stores but I wanted a Nissan one that would be the same as the others in my car. I added the button 4.25 inches above the existing button. That measurement is from the top edge of the existing button to the top edge of the new button. I got this measurement from the cris-crossed stitching that's on the passenger belt. That stitching accomplishes the same thing as the extra button that I added on the drivers side. Why Nissan would go to the trouble to add the stitching on the passenger side, to obviously fix this problem, and not bother to do the same on the drivers side is beyond me.

When installing, place the piece with the little spike protruding from it in the correct position. The spike pushes through the belt material rather easily. Next place the other piece with the hole in it no the other side of the belt over the spike. The two pieces do not snap together as one would expect. You have to squish the point of the spike that protrudes through the backer piece. I used a pair of pliers to do this. Just be sure to put several layers of duct tape on the side of the pliers jaw that presses against the top, smooth side of the button or you'll leave indentations.

The Nissan part number for the replacement button is 87832-4P000. I needed a black one and that's what they had in stock so I don't know if they come in different colors or if all the belts are black.

 

Thanks. I noticed this when the car was new. Very annoying. But it went away. I may add this on my next visit.

 

Nice little way to fix a small annoying problem. Thanks!

 

Awesome post... I agree that this is annoying. Thank you for posting the fix and the PN. I am going to do the same thing... as mine is getting all scratched up and it is a pain to fight it everytime.