Abstract: A protective D-ring cover for a seat belt anchor for use in the passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle, the seat belt anchor including an anchor bolt secured to an upper portion of a structural pillar on a lateral side of the passenger compartment and a D-ring seat belt support carried by the anchor bolt as part of a three-point attachment to the body structure of the vehicle passenger compartment, the cover including a housing, first and second concentric structural circular ribs within the housing, a first pair of radial ribs between the circular ribs and a second pair of radial ribs between the outermost circular rib and the housing, the ribs being strategically located to absorb high energy impact forces that are offset relative to the anchor bolt.