Dashboard

The invention relates to a dashboard for an automobile, of the type that comprises a lower-resistance line defining a flap to be opened under the pressure generated by the expansion of an airbag upon an impact to the automobile, said flap including a wall having an inner surface on the side of a housing containing the airbag, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, characterized in that it comprises a pattern with which the flap is brought into contact upon the opening thereof, and in that the wall of the flap includes at least one breaking primer located in the vicinity of a contact point (P) between the flap and the pattern, for breaking the wall into several parts.