Instrument panel with a safety device

The invention relates to a safety device pertaining to a locking mechanism for releasable securing of an openable component (50) to a fixed component (20), which locking mechanism comprises a latch (52) on one of the components and a latching edge (44) on the other component, the latch and the latching edge being flexibly forced towards one another to secure the openable component, and being capable of being forced away from one another to release the openable component. According to the invention a stop element (60) is adapted to being firmly connected to the fixed component (20) and to engaging with the locking mechanism in order to press the latch (52) and the latching edge (44) towards one another when the fixed component (20) is deformed by an external force (F). The invention relates also to an instrument panel provided with a safety device according to the invention.