Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Sarah J Pike

Shunmugam Baskar

Kenneth G Danaj

Raymond Lyszczarz

A door assembly for a vehicle includes an exterior panel and an impact beam coupled to the exterior panel and spaced from an interior surface of the exterior panel a gap distance. A bracket is attached to the impact beam via a snap fit connection. The bracket includes an outboard surface disposed between the impact beam and the interior surface to at least partially span the gap distance. The snap fit connection allows for repositioning and removal of the bracket from the door assembly without negatively affecting the structural integrity of the impact beam.

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Warren, MI, United States of America

Sarah J Pike