Striker mounting structure

A striker mounting structure, comprising:

• a reinforcement provided on a vehicle body and formed with an insertion hole;
• an outer panel for covering the reinforcement, the outer panel having a striker mounting surface arranged to be spaced apart from the reinforcement;
• a reinforcement member fixed to the striker mounting surface and to a striker;
• and
• a first connecting rod fixed to the reinforcement member,
• wherein the first connecting rod includes a locking portion inserted in the insertion hole and includes an abutment portion extending along the reinforcement member in a direction toward a passenger compartment,
• wherein the reinforcement includes an abutment surface facing an end of the abutment portion of the first connecting rod in the direction toward the passenger compartment,
• wherein the end of the abutment portion is disposed closer to the passenger compartment than an end of the striker closest to the passenger compartment, and
• wherein the locking portion of the first connecting rod is inserted in the insertion hole nearer to a first end of the insertion hole closer to the reinforcement member than to a second end of the insertion hole located opposite the first end of the insertion hole.