Body frame member and method for manufacturing body frame member

A body frame member formed in a substantially U shape by a web extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body, an upper flange extending inward in a vehicle width direction from an upper end of the web, and a lower flange extending inward in the vehicle width direction from a lower end of the web, and comprising a kick-up portion provided at an intermediate portion of the vehicle body frame member in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, wherein the kick-up portion includes one portion where the web, the upper flange, and the lower flange are bent in such a way that they have a convex shape in an upward direction, and another portion where the web, the upper flange, and the lower flange are bent in such a way that they have a convex shape in a downward direction, and

• wherein in the kick-up portion, a single convex portion protruding outward or inward in the vehicle width direction is integrally formed across the upper flange, the web, and the lower flange as a result of press-molding causing deformation of the upper flange, the web, and the lower flange, the single convex portion being elongated in the upward direction and extending in the upward direction from the lower end of the web to the upper end of the web, and wherein a length of the single convex portion in the upward direction is greater than a width of the single convex portion in the front-rear direction.