Sherpa2 yes, those things are mud scrapers. I changed my wheels from 23 inch to 21 inch and the new wheels didn’t rotate thanks to them - so I had to learn fast what they were.
It was easy to buy the smaller set for the smaller wheels - I bought mine from LRParts.net but I am sure local dealer parts departments can help. They aren’t expensive.
Newtorr I found that description of the parts, too. From my basic understanding of what the track of a car is I don’t think the description can be accurate - those parts just bolt on to end of the assembly and don’t affect the track.
They seem to align with the brake callipers so their role to prevent mud from building up on the inside of the wheels and affecting braking performance makes some sense.