They put those in to "protect" something behind it.
I also suspect they may think putting them in will prevent you from loading "too much" stuff and exceeding your CCC.
Lots of folks remove them or move them. For example, there were two in my Roo 19 on each end of the rear storage compartment, to "protect" the tail light wiring. They were both about 4-5" inboard of the actual tail light wiring, so I was able to move them outboard about 4-5 inches each and gain some storage area. Some folks remove them entirely.
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1988 Coleman Sequoia - popup (1987-2009) - outlasted 3 Dodge Grand Caravans!
2012 Roo19 - hybrid (2012-2015)
2016 Mini Lite 2503S - tt (2015 - ???)
2011 Traverse LT, 3.6L, FWD
2009 Silverado 1500 Ext Cab, 5.3L, 4x4, 3.73
2016 Silverado 2500HD Dbl Cab, 6.0L 4x4, 4.10
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