Door for recreational off-highway vehicle

A door for a recreational off-highway vehicle having a chassis with a step-through door opening having a rearward side and a forward side, the vehicle being configured to carry occupants on seats in a side-by-side configuration, the seats having upwardly facing lower seat support surfaces and seat backs, the seat backs having a shoulder region approximately 17 inches from the upwardly facing surface of the lower seat support surfaces, the door comprising:

• a forward end and a rearward end;
• a hinge coupling the door to the chassis of the vehicle at the rearward side of the door opening;
• a rearward portion slightly forward of and laterally outboard of the shoulder region of the seat back;
• a forward portion extending forwardly and downwardly from the rearward portion to a vertical height below the shoulder region of the seat back;
• a latch at the forward end of the door that engages a receiver at the forward side of the door opening;
• an upper frame member extending along a top of the door from the forward end to the rearward end.