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Back-To-Basics: Door Intrusion Beams
I-CAR · April 2, 2019
Summary
This article outlines the safety-critical requirements for handling damaged door intrusion beams, which provide occupant protection during side-impact collisions. It establishes that damaged intrusion beams and their mounting brackets must never be straightened or repaired, and details when a door shell replacement is required.
What to do on the job
Replace the door intrusion beam if damaged; if it is a weld-on beam, the entire door shell must be replaced.
How to use it
Use this document to justify the replacement of a complete door shell when a welded-in door intrusion beam is damaged, or to defend the replacement (rather than repair/straightening) of any damaged door intrusion beam and its mounting brackets.
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