Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Brent Michael White

Peter Simeon Lazarevski

Krishnakanth E Aekbote

Kevin Stanton Giaier

Steve William Gallagher

Hassen Hammoud

Christopher Melgar

Kevin Alexander Gardner

A chassis brace includes a body having a first end and a second end, a chassis structure abutment at the first end and a body structure abutment at the second end. Together, the chassis brace, the chassis component secured the chassis structure abutment of the chassis brace and the body component secured to the body structure abutment of the chassis brace form a small offset rigid barrier reinforcement assembly. A method of reinforcing a vehicle is also disclosed.

Chassis brace and small offset rigid barrier reinforcement assembly

A vehicle includes a vehicle frame and a suspension arm. A bushing is connected to the suspension arm. A lever extends through the bushing. A fastener is fastened to the lever and the vehicle frame. When the lever is impacted by a rigid barrier of a small-offset rigid-barrier (SORB) frontal impact test, the lever breaks the fastener and allows the lever, the bushing, and the suspension arm to release from the vehicle frame.

Suspension system including releasable connection

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Highland, MI, United States of America

Brent Michael White