Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

Jesse A Sheldon

Peter L Vigeant

Michael J Olesko

Bryan H Stover

Steven R Zofchak

A steering wheel assembly includes a bracket and a spring. At least one arm of the spring is inserted through a first aperture and a second aperture. The arm extends across a hole for receiving a connection pin of an airbag module. The spring retains itself on the bracket without the need for separate fasteners. In the disclosed embodiment, the spring is U-shaped and includes two such arms, each extending through one of a pair of first apertures and one of a pair of second apertures, each arm extending across one of a pair of holes for receiving a connection pin.

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Taylor, MI, United States of America

Jesse A Sheldon