Device for prevention of door opening during roll-over

A vehicle door assembly comprising:

• a vehicle door having an outside door panel and an interior door body part connected to the outside door panel, the interior door body part including a contact area internally offset from the outside door panel;
• a handle moveably mounted to the vehicle door;
• a latch actuator operatively connected to the handle;
• a link rod operatively connecting the handle and the latch actuator, wherein movement of the handle moves the link rod causing the latch actuator to stroke to an open position to allow opening of the door;
• a counterweight operatively coupled between the handle and the link rod for activating the link rod in response to movement of the handle, the counterweight being operative to prevent the handle from stroking the door open during a crash condition imparting a sudden generally high deceleration on the vehicle door;
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• a stopper cooperatively associated with the counterweight, the stopper being configured to contact the interior door body part to limit intrusion of the handle and prevent the handle from stroking the door open during an impacting crash condition, the interior door body part being spaced from the handle assembly to provide a predetermined swing clearance for the stopper during normal operation of the handle assembly.