Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Chris Thomas Bustamante

Stuart C Salter

Paul Kenneth Dellock

David Brian Glickman

Aaron Halonen

Scott George Miller

Jeff A Firzlaff

Shannon Carloni

James Posa

This disclosure relates to a running board assembly for a motor vehicle and a corresponding method. An example method includes supplying current to a motor to move a running board between a retracted position and a deployed position, monitoring a level of the current, and permitting the level of current to exceed a threshold (i.e., overcurrent is permitted) in response to a user input.

Running board assembly and method permitting overcurrent

An anti-chucking device () for a tailgate assembly () for a vehicle (), includes a bracket member () and a striker member (). The striker member () engages the bracket member () and prevents the tailgate assembly () from moving in a lateral direction on the vehicle () when the tailgate assembly () is moved to an open position and a closed position. The bracket member () includes a first pair of tabs () and a second pair of tabs (). The first pair of tabs () extends from the second pair of tabs () by a predetermined angle. The first pair of tabs () defines a first slot (), and the second pair of tabs () defines a second slot (). The striker member () pivots between the first slot () and the second slot (), with the tailgate assembly () moving between open and closed positions.

Anti-chucking tailgate

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Dearborn Heights, MI, United States of America

Chris Thomas Bustamante