Snap fit attachment of an airbag module on a steering wheel

The fixing device (10) has two fixing arms (16) and a fixing part (14) which form a snap connection with one another. The fixing arm has hooks (18) and the fixing part has a concave installation surface (22). The arms have chamfers (24,26) which form an angle. The arms are formed as one piece with the gas sack module, with the fixing parts formed as one piece with the steering wheel.