OEM Linking Pin: Ford/Lincoln Passenger Compartment Reinforcement Sectioning

As part of the I-CAR Repairability Technical Support (RTS) OEM linking pin activity, we are helping to connect the collision repair industry to the vehicle makers. We’ve had technical inquiries about passenger compartment reinforcement sectioning on Ford/Lincoln vehicles.

If a vehicle-specific sectioning procedure does not exist, does Ford/Lincoln allow sectioning of passenger compartment reinforcements?

We reached out to our contact at Ford/Lincoln for clarification.

Per our contact at Ford/Lincoln: "No sectioning repairs can be done on passenger compartment reinforcements unless indicated in the vehicle-specific Workshop Manual (WSM)."

For additional Ford/Lincoln information, check out the following pages:
Ford OEM Information
Lincoln OEM Information

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