Disposal Procedures: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Mercury Sable and 2002 Ford Taurus. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

NOTE: Disposal of undeployed air bag may violate federal, state and/or local laws. If scrapping vehicle, air bags must be deployed while mounted in vehicle. If this is not possible, remove air bag and deploy remotely. If air bag cannot be deployed, contact vehicle manufacturer for further instructions.

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 .