Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Jeffrey William DeMunnik

Nicholas Andrew Mazzocchi

Victor A Johnson

Alan Curtis Moran, Jr

James Paul Yizze

Shane Scherbarth

An airbag deployment door for a motor vehicle, the airbag deployment door having a panel and a hinge formed along one side of the panel. The hinge is configured to couple to a panel on the vehicle to allow the panel to pivot, a tear seam extending on an opposite side of the panel, wherein the tear seam is configured to open during the deployment of an airbag, and a scoring line extending through the panel in the shape of a generally Y-shape to form first, second, and third panel members, wherein the scoring lines allow the first, second, and third panel members to fold during deployment of the airbag.

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Ypsilanti, MI, United States of America

Jeffrey William DeMunnik