An energy-absorbing knee bolster frame for a vehicle, comprising a longitudinal knee contact member, a first energy-absorbing transverse bracket member and a second energy-absorbing transverse bracket member, wherein said first energy-absorbing transverse bracket member and said second energy-absorbing transverse bracket member extend in a transverse direction and are arranged spaced apart on said longitudinal knee contact member, - the longitudinal knee contact member having a knee contact surface for receiving a part of a knee of an occupant upon a collision, - the first energy-absorbing transverse bracket member having a cross section defining an open profile, and being adapted at one end to engage with a vehicle interior component, and further comprising a plurality of first deformation segments (34A-N) configured for absorbing energy generated by a knee impact, wherein each one of the deformation segments (34A-N) includes an opening (35A-N) and a corresponding pre-bent frame region (36A-N) arranged along a transverse length of said opening for initiating a deformation of a corresponding deformation segment in the transverse direction when said knee bolster frame is subjected to a force from the knee of an occupant upon a collision, - the second energy-absorbing transverse bracket member having a cross section defining an open profile, and being adapted at one end to engage with a vehicle interior component, and further comprising a plurality of second deformation segments (44A-N) configured for absorbing energy generated by a knee impact, wherein each one of the deformation segments (44A-N) includes an opening (45A-N) and a corresponding pre-bent frame region (46A-N) arranged along a transverse length of said opening for initiating a deformation of a corresponding deformation segment in the transverse direction when said knee bolster frame is subjected to a force from the knee of an occupant upon a collision, characterized in that the open profile of the first energy-absorbing transverse bracket member is defined by a first profile flange and a second profile flange extending from an intermediate member and the open profile of the second energy-absorbing transverse bracket member is defined by a first profile flange and a second profile flange extending from an intermediate member. - the longitudinal knee contact member having a knee contact surface for receiving a part of a knee of an occupant upon a collision, - the first energy-absorbing transverse bracket member having a cross section defining an open profile, and being adapted at one end to engage with a vehicle interior component, and further comprising a plurality of first deformation segments (34A-N) configured for absorbing energy generated by a knee impact, wherein each one of the deformation segments (34A-N) includes an opening (35A-N) and a corresponding pre-bent frame region (36A-N) arranged along a transverse length of said opening for initiating a deformation of a corresponding deformation segment in the transverse direction when said knee bolster frame is subjected to a force from the knee of an occupant upon a collision, - the second energy-absorbing transverse bracket member having a cross section defining an open profile, and being adapted at one end to engage with a vehicle interior component, and further comprising a plurality of second deformation segments (44A-N) configured for absorbing energy generated by a knee impact, wherein each one of the deformation segments (44A-N) includes an opening (45A-N) and a corresponding pre-bent frame region (46A-N) arranged along a transverse length of said opening for initiating a deformation of a corresponding deformation segment in the transverse direction when said knee bolster frame is subjected to a force from the knee of an occupant upon a collision, characterized in that the open profile of the first energy-absorbing transverse bracket member is defined by a first profile flange and a second profile flange extending from an intermediate member and the open profile of the second energy-absorbing transverse bracket member is defined by a first profile flange and a second profile flange extending from an intermediate member.