Vehicle camera mounting structure

A vehicle including a front fascia camera mounting structure for supporting a camera assembly, the front fascia camera mounting structure comprising:

• a first panel defining a through-hole having a plurality of retention features, the through-hole being configured for receipt of the camera assembly and the plurality of retention features configured to support and orient the camera assembly relative to the through-hole;
• and
• a second panel including a seat configured for receipt of the camera assembly,
• wherein the first panel includes a plurality of hollow protrusions located proximate the through-hole configured to mate with a plurality of projections formed on the second panel;
• and
• the camera assembly is sandwiched and secured between the first panel and the second panel when the plurality of projections are mated with the plurality of hollow protrusions, and
• the seat includes an aperture configured for receipt of a lens of the camera assembly.