Patent ID: 8567853

Claim:
A vehicle body structure comprising: a bumper fascia panel including an outboard surface, an inboard surface, a front end fascia section and a side fascia section, the side fascia section including an upper fascia portion; a lower fascia portion; and a first peripheral edge extending continuously along the upper fascia portion and the lower fascia portion and defining a a first headlamp cutout such that the upper fascia portion is positioned above the first headlamp cutout and the lower fascia portion is positioned below the first headlamp cutout opposite to the upper fascia portion; and a fascia support bracket contacting the inboard surface of the bumper fascia panel to support the front end fascia section and the side fascia section, the fascia support bracket including a front end fascia support section extending along the front end fascia section; and a side fascia support section including an upper support portion extending along the upper fascia portion; a lower support portion extending along the lower fascia portion; and a second peripheral edge extending continuously along the upper support portion and the lower support portion and defining a second headlamp cutout with the upper support portion positioned above the second headlamp cutout and the lower support portion positioned below the second headlamp cutout opposite the upper support portion, the second peripheral edge being positioned adjacent to the first peripheral edge such that the second headlamp cutout is concentric with the first headlamp cutout.