Body and Frame: Description and Operation

Body

WARNING: Collision damage repair must conform to the instructions contained. Replacement components must be new, genuine Ford Motor Company parts. Recycled, salvaged, aftermarket or reconditioned parts (including body parts, wheels or safety restraint components) are not authorized by Ford. Departure from the instructions provided, including alternate repair methods or the use of substitute components, risks compromising crash safety. Failure to follow these instructions may adversely affect structural integrity and crash safety performance, which could result in serious personal injury to vehicle occupants in a crash.

The body consists of the following:

- Four-door sedan
- Five-door hatchback
- Bolted, removable front fenders, hinged doors and hood
- Steel roof panel constructed of mild steel
- Steel hood constructed of dent-resistant steel
- Steel fenders constructed of dent-resistant steel
- Steel doors with outer door panels constructed of high-strength bake hardenable steel
- Steel luggage compartment lid constructed of dent-resistant steel
- Door panels on all models have sound deadener (mastic) applied
- Mastic and sound deadener material applied to floor pan interior and exterior
- Boron reinforced bolt-on front bumper beam
- Boron reinforced bolt-on rear bumper beam
- Front subframe assembly housing suspension and steering components
- Front frame rail service kit is not available
- Sound deadener mastic material used in roof panel, floor pan and door panels.