Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Derek Matthew Poston

Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk

Vince Anthony Chimento

Conor Daniel Hennessey

Kevin A Gustafson

William George Heckman

Vishnuvarthan Murugesan Moongilpatti

A vehicle includes a vehicle frame. The vehicle frame includes a frame rail elongated along a vehicle-longitudinal axis that defines a hole. The vehicle includes a trailer hitch mount supported by the frame rail. The vehicle includes a face plate supported by the trailer hitch mount that defines an opening extending through the face plate that is aligned with the hole of the frame rail. The trailer hitch mount extends through the opening and is completely surrounded by the face plate. The trailer hitch mount extends into the hole of the frame rail along the vehicle-longitudinal axis.

Trailer hitch assembly

A disclosed tailgate hinge clip is mountable within a gap between a tailgate and a cargo bed and provides a surface for engaging a seal. The disclosed tailgate hinge clip includes a main body portion including a seal surface and a clip portion extending from the main body portion.

Tailgate hinge clip

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Bloomfield Hills, MI, United States of America

Derek Matthew Poston