What is a unibody construction?
Most vehicles manufactured since 1980 are made in the unitized body (commonly known as unibody) construction design. This design is particularly good at absorbing collision impacts and minimizing injury to vehicle occupants. The ability to absorb collision impact is accomplished by creating “crush zones” in the vehicle that absorb and redirect the impact energy to other areas of the vehicle outside the passenger compartment. Unitized body construction relies on a number of lightweight, high strength steel panels and parts, properly welded together, to provide structural strength.
