Factory chip protectant, then painted over. Common on a lot of cars. Just drive it. 
Jeezum Crow, first I ever noticed it. The plastic chip guards on my Pontiac Vibe did a great job of preventing chips, but also a great job of trapping salt water against bare metal and hiding the damage until the rockers crumbled into rust. Good to know! Applying bedliner would have been a pain in the butt.Factory chip protectant, then painted over. Common on a lot of cars. Just drive it.![]()