Component Description

Component Description

WARNING: Never install used or reconditioned parts (as specified below) from pre-owned, salvaged or damaged vehicles. The use of such parts could lead to serious injury. Never use non-Ford parts or accessories for completing repairs. Ford Motor Company does not approve or recognize body and structural repair procedures, tools, parts or anything but new genuine Ford equipment. Ford cannot attest to the safety, quality, durability or legality of non-Ford parts or accessories. Use of such parts could lead to serious personal injury as they may contain damage which is not visible. Ford does not approve use of the following:

- Salvaged or used parts
- Major body clips or assemblies from salvage vehicles
- Aftermarket structural or body components
- Salvaged or reconditioned wheels
- Used SRS components
- air bags
- restraint system modules
- safety belts, buckles or retractors
- crash sensors

Returning a vehicle to pre-accident condition can only be assured if repair procedures are carried out by skilled technicians using new genuine Ford parts and Ford-approved methods. Structural component repair procedures approved by Ford, using genuine Ford parts, have been validated by Ford Motor Company engineers. Ford Motor Company does not endorse, cannot attest to, and makes no representations regarding structural repairs (frames, rails, aprons and body panels) carried out using non-genuine Ford Motor Company parts or non-Ford-approved methods. In particular, Ford makes no representations that the vehicle will meet any crash safety or anticorrosion performance requirement. Such parts and methods have not been tested by Ford, and may not meet Ford's requirements for safety, performance, strength, quality, durability and corrosion protection. Ford Motor Company bears no responsibility or liability of any kind if repairs are performed using alternative structural component repair procedures and/or parts.

The body consists of the following:
- HSLA, high-strength and mild steels.
- Roof outer panel constructed of mild steel.
- Aluminum hood.
- Body side outer panels constructed of mild steel.
- DP in select body structure components.
- Bolted, removable front fenders, hinged doors and hood.
- Dent resistant steel fenders.
- Boron steel outer front bumper beam.
- Martensitic steel outer front bumper beam.
- Boron steel rear bumper beam.
- Front and rear subframe assemblies housing suspension and steering components.
- Underbody components constructed of mild, dual-phase and high-strength steels.
- Mastic pads used on floor pan for sound deadening.

For dimensional information, refer to the following illustrations: