Air Bag Disposal Recommendations

Several situations may arise which require some form of disposal action: scrapping a vehicle containing a deployed air bag, scrapping a vehicle with a live air bag, disposal 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 and discussed in detail below:

Conditions and Instructions
1. Vehicle to be scrapped; live air bags:
Electrically deploy using proper deployment procedures.

2. Vehicle to be scrapped; deployed air bags:
Scrap vehicle in the usual manner.

3. Module replaced; damaged but live air bags:
Package and label properly. Return to Ford.

4. Module replaced; deployed air bags:
Scrap air bags in the usual manner.