Latching device for fixing an airbag, which is fastened to a holding frame, in a housing of a front passenger airbag module

The invention relates to a device for fixing an airbag, which is fastened to a holding frame, in a housing of a front passenger airbag module by means of at least one clamping element. In order to fix the holding frame of an airbag in the airbag housing in a manner such that the outlay on installation is low and such that, if the airbag is arranged in a flexible protective casing when folded, damage to the protective casing during installation of the airbag is at least very substantially prevented, it is provided according to the invention that the housing (1, 16) and the clamping element (6, 14) are non-deformable in the region of the holding frame (4), that the clamping element (6, 14) is free from screw or rivet connections and is dimensioned in such a manner that, when introduced into the clamping position, it is at a distance from the holding frame (4); that is greater than the thickness of an optionally provided protective film (2a) for the airbag (3), and that the clamping element (6, 14) is fixed in i