Fca US LLC

Milind S Parab

Meyyappan Valliappan

Ranjit B Pandhare

Pramod R Tatkare

Sreenath Mallela

Vikas Sanghavi

Naresh Mohan

Nagendra Kumar Vr

Jayachandran Rajangam

Sathiya Narayanan

Pankaj V Kolhe

A vehicle that includes a propulsion system configured to drive at least one wheel of the vehicle; a high-voltage component electrically connected to the propulsion system by a high-voltage cable; a transfer case having a housing connected to the propulsion system and positioned between the propulsion system and the high-voltage component; a drive shaft connected to the transfer case; and a protective plate fixed to the housing between the transfer case and the high-voltage component; wherein in the event of the vehicle experiencing a collision event that transfers a force of the collision through the drive shaft to the transfer case that is sufficient to crack the housing, the protective plate is configured to maintain structural integrity of the housing of the transfer case.

Protective member configured to maintain structural integrity of a transfer case of a hybrid vehicle

A vehicle including a vehicle frame, a front axle positioned proximate the vehicle frame, a pair of wheels attached to the front axle, and a tether having one end attached to the front axle and an opposing end attached to the frame, wherein the tether is configured to prevent the axle from moving rearwardly during a collision to prevent one of the wheels from under-riding the frame.

Vehicle having an axle tether to reduce vehicle lift

In at least some implementations, an energy absorbing member for a vehicle includes an engine cover adapted to be mounted beneath a vehicle hood and to overlie at least part of an engine, and an upper member coupled to the engine cover. The upper member is cantilevered to the engine cover wherein the upper member has a base coupled to the engine cover and a free end spaced from the base, and the upper member is flexible and a first portion of the upper member spaced from the base and including the free end is movable relative to the base.

Energy absorbing member beneath vehicle hood

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Auburn Hills, MI, United States of America

Milind S Parab