Delphi Technologies, Inc.

Saturn Corporation

Alethea Keesia Morris

George J Strnad

Peter J Gareau

Thomas J Corbett

Giles David Bryer

Joseph William Tiberia

Shu-Ying Chou

A break away trim panel assembly for a panel in an occupant compartment of a vehicle includes a trim panel having an inner side and an outer side and a reinforcement attached to the outer side of the trim panel. The reinforcement includes a channel. The break away trim panel assembly also includes a fastener disposed within the channel for attaching the trim panel to the panel, such that application of a force from a predetermined angle pushes the fastener through the channel to break away the trim panel from the panel in a predetermined direction.

Break away trim panel assembly

A tow assembly is provided for use in a vehicle having a generally laterally extending front bumper rail and generally longitudinally extending, opposing first and second side rails. The tow assembly includes first and second bumper mounting brackets each securely attached to the front bumper rail and first and second side mounting brackets each securely attached to the first and second side rails, respectively. The tow assembly further includes first and second detachable coupling members engaging and extending between the bumper and mounting brackets on respective sides of the vehicle. Advantageously, the tow assembly has a coupled condition in which the coupling members couple together the respective bumper and side mounting brackets for flat towing of the vehicle and the tow assembly has a decoupled condition in which the coupling members are removable from the tow assembly such that each of the bumper brackets and side mounting brackets are separate and independent from each other when the vehicle is being driven for minimal effects on vehicle vibration and noise.

Tow assembly

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Royal Oak, MI, United States of America

Alethea Keesia Morris