Cradle assembly attachable to a vehicle

A cradle assembly for a vehicle having an underbody, the cradle assembly comprising:

• a cradle body attachable to the underbody of the vehicle by at least one fastener, the cradle body defining at least one pathway in which the at least one fastener is positioned to secure the cradle body to the underbody of the vehicle;
• a washer including a washer body and at least one tab extending from the washer body, wherein the washer body is in contact with the least one fastener;
• wherein the cradle body is configured to move along the at least one fastener when an applied load on the vehicle is at or above a threshold magnitude to enable the cradle body to be separated from the underbody of the vehicle;
• and
• wherein the at least one tab is configured to separate from the washer body or to deform relative to the washer body when the applied load on the vehicle is at or above the threshold magnitude to enable the cradle body to be separated from the underbody of the vehicle.

A cradle assembly for a vehicle having an underbody, the cradle assembly comprising:

• a cradle body attachable to the underbody of the vehicle by at least one fastener;
• a first sleeve encircling the at least one fastener;
• a second sleeve attached to the cradle body such that the second sleeve is configured to move along with the cradle body;
• wherein the cradle body is configured to move with respect to the at least one fastener when an applied load on the vehicle is at or above a threshold magnitude to enable the cradle body to be separated from the underbody of the vehicle;
• wherein the second sleeve is configured to move relative to the first sleeve and the at least one fastener when the applied load on the vehicle is at or above the threshold magnitude;
• and
• wherein the first sleeve encircles the at least one fastener while the cradle body moves relative to the at least one fastener when the applied load on the vehicle is at or above the threshold magnitude.