Vehicle body structure

Abstract

An object of the invention is to provide a vehicle body structure that can prevent damage of a floor panel when subjected to a load. A vehicle body structure 100 accordingt to the present invention includes a frame member on which a fuel container 104 is loaded, and a rear floor of a body of a vehicle that supports the frame member 116, the vehicle body structure 100 further including: a pair of side members 112a and 112b that are disposed on opposite sides of a bottom face of the rear floor 106 with respect to the width direction of the vehicle and extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, each of the side members 112a and 112b having a flange 140, 142 protruding toward the interior of the vehicle; a spare tire housing portion 110 formed by a portion of the rear floor 106 having been recessed downward between the pair of side members 112a and 112b; and a bent first reinforcement 130, 132; a first end 130a, 132a of the first reinforcement being welded so as to overlap the flange of one of the side members 112a and 112b and the rear floor 106 and a second end 130b, 132b thereof being welded so as to overlap a vertical wall 146 of the spare tire housing portion 110.