This vehicle body rear structure includes a tire pan provided to protrude downward from a floor of a vehicle rear section and including a spare tire fixing portion configured to fix a center portion of a spare tire, and a jack base provided on the tire pan, and the jack base extends downward from the tire pan on a rear side with respect to a vehicle body, and has a front end portion continuously extending from the spare tire fixing portion to a front side of the vehicle body.

A rear section upper face of a front side frame is connected to a front face of an inclined wall of a dashboard panel. An attachment bracket that is provided to a rear section lower face of the front side frame and that has a triangular shape in side view supports a support of a subframe. An outrigger is provided that has a vehicle width direction inner end connected to a front wall and a lower wall of the attachment bracket and to a vehicle width direction outer wall of the front side frame, and that has a vehicle width direction outer end connected to a front end of a side sill.

The invention is for a system that supports and stabilizes a suspended vehicle, allowing it to be accessed and/or repaired as desired by a user. The system includes a first pair of braces that are installed parallel to the longitudinal axis of a corresponding vehicle body with the floorboard-frame unit removed. The system includes a second pair of braces positioned on a vehicle floorboard-frame unit, including brackets that can be used to align the alignments with the frame. At least one first brace includes an alignment element that extends in a downward direction towards the second pair of braces. The braces therefore each include a pair of longitudinally extending members in opposed relationship with each other, supporting the vehicle body and floorboard-frame unit, respectively.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle body structure with improved rigidity of a vehicle body. The vehicle body structure includes a side sill extending in a vehicle front-rear direction and having at least a side sill inner member, a side sill reinforcing member disposed outside in a vehicle width direction of the side sill inner member at a rear portion of the side sill inner member, and a wheel arch member disposed behind the side sill, wherein the side sill reinforcing member includes a first fixing portion fixed to an outer surface of the wheel arch member from the outside in the vehicle width direction, and a second fixing portion fixed to a front surface of the wheel arch member from the front.

A luggage compartment structure of a vehicle includes a luggage compartment floor component and a luggage compartment mat assembly. The luggage compartment floor component includes a handle retaining recess. The luggage compartment mat assembly is disposed on the luggage compartment floor component. The luggage compartment mat assembly includes a luggage compartment mat and a recessed handle that is for lifting the luggage compartment mat. The luggage compartment mat includes a mounting hole. The recessed handle includes a flat portion and a recessed portion. The flat portion includes at least one edge disposed on a top surface of the luggage compartment mat. The recessed portion is recessed downward relative to the flat portion and disposed in the mounting hole of the luggage compartment mat to project from a back surface of the luggage compartment mat. The recessed portion is retained in the handle retaining recess of the luggage compartment floor component.

A vehicle lower structure includes: a shear plate that is arranged on a bottom surface in a front portion of a vehicle and is formed with a jacking projection jutting downward at a position where a front-side jacking point is set; and a suspension member that is arranged above the shear plate. The shear plate has a force-bearing area that continues from the rear of the jacking projection and vertically opposes a part of a lower end surface of the suspension member.

A suspension member includes: a pair of left and right front body mounts, each of which has a front side rail part extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body, and a cross part extending inward in a vehicle width direction; a front cross member extending in the vehicle width direction, in which both end parts of the front cross member in the vehicle width direction are joined to the cross parts, respectively; and a protective member that extends in the vehicle width direction and covers an entire lower wall of the front cross member, has a jack-up part for a jack to be applied, and is joined to the lower wall of the front cross member, the jack-up part being provided integrally in the protective member.

The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a device used to facilitate proper positioning of a vehicle jack beneath a vehicle. Particularly, the disclosed device includes a top face comprising a channel that is permanently attached to a vehicle jack point. The disclosed device further includes a bottom face comprising a support member that is releasably coupled to the receiving member on a vehicle jack. The disclosed device therefore enables a user to properly position a vehicle jack on a vehicle, even when conditions are such to prevent adequate inspection. The disclosed device can therefore be utilized in a manner to assure the safe and positive gripping of the vehicle by the jack during use, thus eliminating the hazards associated with improper positioning.

A vehicle jack locator system for a vehicle that incorporates a light source such as an LED to direct the operator to the recommended position for the load engaging saddle of a jack is disclosed. The vehicle jack locator system allows the operator to see, even in dark or poorly illuminated environments, the recommended place to position the jack saddle. The system incorporates a vehicle rocker panel having an outer surface and an underside positioned below the outer surface, a rocker panel jack attachment point on the underside of the panel for receiving the jack saddle, a jack placement indicator light positioned on the outer surface of the rocker panel at a point above the jack attachment point and near a tire, and a power system for selectively energizing the light. The power system is a tire pressure sensor system that includes tire pressure sensors and an electronic control module.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle body structure with improved rigidity of a vehicle body. The vehicle body structure includes a side sill extending in a vehicle front-rear direction and having at least a side sill inner member, a side sill reinforcing member disposed outside in a vehicle width direction of the side sill inner member at a rear portion of the side sill inner member, and a wheel arch member disposed behind the side sill, wherein the side sill reinforcing member includes a first fixing portion fixed to an outer surface of the wheel arch member from the outside in the vehicle width direction, and a second fixing portion fixed to a front surface of the wheel arch member from the front.