Patent ID: 8720118

Claim:
A vehicle door comprising: a door inner panel; a door trim panel mounted on an interior surface of the door inner panel; a bezel attached to the door trim panel; a door lock release lever and a door release linkage carried by a main portion of the bezel; a plurality of first attachments fixedly attaching the bezel at a plurality of locations to the door trim panel; a second attachment fixedly attaching the bezel to the door inner panel; and a portion of the plurality of first attachments defining tear away separable portions which tear away from the bezel to release the bezel from the door trim panel when the door trim panel separates from the door inner panel to maintain the bezel fixedly attached to the door inner panel by the second attachment; each of the plurality of the first attachments including: a collar having a closed aperture receiving a fastener to attach the bezel via the collar to the door trim panel; and a tab connecting the collar to the bezel, the tab having a smaller lateral cross-section than a lateral cross-section of the collar and defining the tear away separable portions of the first attachment.