I was in a rear end collision, not major, I thought, and from the outside, car s

What is your question?

The bumper hit hard enough that the rail and bumper piece are now stuck together. My question is, is this frame damage, or is this rail different than the frame? I know it's not as safe as it was before. The body shop tells me it's not a driveability issue--it's completely driveable, but they were saying they wouldn't know what would happen if that car got rear ended again. Can anyone help me figure this out? I know this is a body work question, not so much mechanical, but figured someone might have an answer. Thank you ever so much.

How long has your 2004 Subaru Outback had this problem?

3 weeks