Electronic module with self-retaining feature and method of using same

An electronics module for a vehicle, the electronics module comprising:

• a housing including one or more electronics components therein;
• a flange including an aperture extending through the flange;
• and
• a self-retaining feature including:
• a metal cylinder including a side wall, an inner cylindrical wall, and an opening extending through the metal cylinder in an axial direction, and
• an elastomeric cylinder positioned on the inner cylindrical wall, the elastomeric cylinder including a plurality of ribs extending radially inward from an inner wall of the elastomeric cylinder.

A self-retaining feature for limiting compression of a flange, the self-retaining feature comprising:

• a metal cylinder including a cylindrical side wall, a first end, a second end, and an opening extending between the first end and the second end through the metal cylinder along a cylindrical axis;
• a gap in the side wall of the metal cylinder extending along an axial direction from the first end to the second end;
• and
• a plurality of deformable features extending radially inward from the cylindrical side wall.