Removal Procedure
- Remove the rear wheels.
Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Tires and Wheels.
- Remove the screws and the mud guards.
- Remove the screws and the splash shields.
- Remove the screws behind the fascia.
- Remove the nuts behind the rear bumper energy absorber.
- Remove the rear cargo area trim panels.
Refer to Trim Panel Replacement - Cargo Area Rear (Notchback) or Trim Panel Replacement - Cargo Area Rear (Hatchback) in Interior Trim.
- Remove the bolts in the luggage compartment.
- Remove the bolts and the exterior trim panels beneath the taillamps.
- Remove the fascia screws beneath the taillamps.
- Remove the rear upper fascia screws.
- Remove the fascia.