Motor vehicle closure panel with anti-pinch shield and anti-pinch shield for closure panels

A motor vehicle having at least one swing door pivotably attached to at least one of an A-pillar and a B-pillar of a vehicle body along a leading front edge of the swing door, and having an anti-pinch shield, comprising:

• a first body having a mount surface configured for attachment to at least one of the B-pillar, between a trailing rear edge of a front passenger swing door and the leading front edge of a rear passenger swing door, and the A-pillar, between the leading front edge of the front passenger swing door and an adjacent front vehicle panel, said first body having an arcuate surface facing opposite said mount surface, said arcuate surface having a contour that matches an arc of travel of the leading front edge of the at least one swing door.

A method of blocking a potential pinch region between a leading front edge of a swing door and at least one of a trailing rear edge of an adjacent swing door and an adjacent vehicle panel of a motor vehicle, comprising:

• providing a first body having a mount surface and an arcuate anti-pinch surface facing away from the mount surface;
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• attaching the mount surface of the first body to a fixed body member of the motor vehicle, adjacent the leading front edge of the swing door, and adjacent at least one of the trailing rear edge and the adjacent vehicle panel.