General Precautions

Several situations may occur that require some form of disposal action: scrapping a vehicle containing a deployed air bag, scrapping a vehicle with a live air bag, disposing of a live but electrically inoperative air bag module or scrapping a deployed module. Disposal recommendations for these situations are shown in the following chart.


CONDITION INSTRUCTIONS

Vehicle to be scrapped; live air bag. Electrically deploy.

Vehicle to be scrapped; deployed air bag. Scrap vehicle in the usual manner.

Module replaced; faulty but live air bag. Package and label properly. Return per instructions with new air bag.

Module replaced; deployed air bag. Scrap vehicle in the usual manner.