Fca US LLC

Brian P Sturza

Joseph V Rozenbaum

Carl Mather

Dorinel D Neag

Kenneth M Speck

Gerardo Alvino

A manual park release assembly includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, and a handle disposed at least partially in the housing. The handle is deployable relative to the housing along the longitudinal axis between a stored position and a deployed position, and the handle is rotatable relative to the longitudinal axis when the handle is in the deployed position. The manual park release assembly further includes an actuator having a first portion coupled to the handle for rotation with the handle and a second portion coupled to the first portion and movable axially in response to rotation of the first portion.

Park release mechanism with deployable handle and indicator

A vehicle has a storage bin positioned between the seat and the rear wall of an interior compartment. The storage bin includes a receiving portion and louvered portion. The receiving portion is defined by a peripheral wall and a bottom. The louvered portion is coupled with the receiving portion. The louvered portion includes at least one window. An air flow path is defined by the storage bin. The air flow path enables air to pass into and through the at least one window under the receiving portion bottom and out through an exhaust vent in the rear wall.

Interior trim storage bin/tray with integrated exhauster path

A vehicle HVAC system delivers airflow to a vehicle occupant cabin having a front row and a rear row. The vehicle HVAC system includes a casing, a front duct, a shifter base assembly and a distribution duct. The front duct defines an airflow passageway that is fluidly coupled to the casing. The shifter base assembly is disposed in the vehicle occupant cabin and includes a base housing defining an airflow passageway that is fluidly coupled to the front duct. The distribution duct defines an airflow passageway that is fluidly coupled to the shifter base assembly and the rear row of the vehicle occupant cabin. The airflow passageways of the casing, the front duct, the base housing and the distribution duct form a continuous passageway through which air flows into the rear row of the vehicle occupant cabin.

Vehicle HVAC system

A vehicle includes a passenger compartment having a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a floor. The vehicle further includes a seat having a seat back adjacent a rear wall of the passenger compartment. A storage volume is positioned between the seat, the rear wall, the first side wall and a second side wall and the floor. A securing mechanism selectively locks the seat back to the rear wall.

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Washington, MI, United States of America

Brian P Sturza