Patent ID: 8683671

Claim:
A method for fastening an airbag to a body of a motor vehicle using a tool, the method comprising the steps of: providing a retainer including a first wing, a second wing, and a bendable hinge joining the first wing and second wing, the first wing further including an axially movable pin on an outer side of the first wing, and the second wing including a hollow pin projecting from an outer side of the second wing; folding the retainer at the hinge so that a portion of the airbag is clamped between the first wing and the second wing, and the pin is axially aligned with the hollow pin; arranging the retainer on the body over a near side of a bodyshell opening of the motor vehicle; inserting the hollow pin through the bodyshell opening; positioning the tool into operable engagement with the pin; pressing the pin axially into an opening of the hollow pin ( 26 ), and expanding radially the hollow pin on a far side of the bodyshell opening and securing the hollow pin in the bodyshell opening.