PLUG CONNECTOR

The present invention relates to a plug connector 10, in particular an airbag squib connector, wherein the plug connector comprises a connector housing, having a plug-in portion 12 and at least one female contact terminal 20, 20' arranged at least partially in the plug-in portion 12. The plug connector further comprises a grounding contact 30, comprising an intermediate section 32 and a contact section 33, formed from sheet metal, wherein the sections have respective main surfaces and circumferential edges, wherein the contact section is adapted to electrically contact a corresponding grounding contact of a counter connector, and the intermediate section branches off from the contact section, wherein the main surfaces of the intermediate section 32 and the contact section 33 are parallel to the mating direction A.