72 12... Notes on scrapping vehicles with gas generators (airbag system): Notes
WARNING: This page does not describe the selected car, but rather 8 other vehicles, including the 2012 BMW 328xi, 2012 BMW 328i, 2011 BMW 328xi, 2011 BMW 328i, and 2010 BMW 328xi. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The gas generator is a pyrotechnical component and is for the most part permanently mounted on the following components:
- Airbag module
- Driver's/passenger airbag
- Side airbag
- Head airbag
- Knee airbag
- Automatic electric reel
- Belt end fitting tensioner
- Belt buckle tensioner
- Safety battery terminal
- Active head restraint
In accordance with accident prevention regulations and specific national regulations, gas generators must be rendered unusable before they are scrapped. This is necessary because pyrotechnical objects can cause injury if improperly activated (e.g. scrapping with flame cutters).
With vehicles which are scheduled for scrapping, it is always essential prior to draining and further stripping work to ensure that all the gas generators in the vehicle are fired. The fired gas generators can then be scrapped together with the vehicle.
Gas generators that have not fired constitute a hazard (also to the environment)!