Disposal Procedures: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Ford Focus. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

NOTE: Before proceeding, see AIR BAG SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .

Air bag disposal may be necessary in following situations:

Scrapping vehicle with deployed air bag and/or pretensioner.
Scrapping vehicle with live air bag and/or pretensioner.
Disposal of a live but electrically faulty air bag module and/or pretensioner.
Disposal of a deployed air bag module and/or pretensioner.

AIR BAG DISPOSAL PROCEDURES

Condition

Instructions

Module/pretensioner replacement

Deployed

⁽¹⁾Dispose of in usual manner

Faulty but live

⁽²⁾Return for disposal

Vehicle to be scrapped

Deployed module/pretensioner

⁽¹⁾Dispose of in usual manner

Live module/pretensioner

⁽³⁾Deploy air bag

⁽¹⁾	See DEPLOYED UNIT .

⁽²⁾	See UNDEPLOYED-FAULTY UNIT .

⁽³⁾	See SCRAPPED VEHICLE .