Knee bolster assembly

A knee bolster assembly, disposed within the instrument panel of an automotive vehicle, for absorbing energy from impact with the knees of an occupant of the automotive vehicle during a collision, the knee bolster assembly comprising:

• a knee bolster having a skin and an inner panel, the skin defining a show surface of the instrument panel, the inner panel being secured to the skin and including at least one male protrusion protruding therefrom in a direction away from the skin;
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• at least one energy absorbing structure extending in a direction away from the inner panel, the energy absorbing structure having portions defining at least one recess therein, the male portion of the inner panel being received within the recess of the energy absorbing structures in a non-contacting alignment.