Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Jacob Ivan Wasser

Steven Ray Thiele

Makoto Watanabe

Nigel W Williams

James P Guitar

Travis James Lonas

Sam R McCrary

Chase A Reynolds

Jordan T Coiro

Ian Z O'Keefe

An assembly for use in a vehicle door that can include a weather strip, a door flange, a weatherstrip datum formation, and a flange datum formation. The weatherstrip can include a mounting member that extends along a length axis of the weatherstrip. The mounting member can include a side wall that extends along the length axis. The side wall can include the weatherstrip datum formation. The door flange can be configured to integrate with an inner door panel. The door flange can include a flange datum formation. The weatherstrip datum formation can be engageable with the flange datum formation so as to position the weatherstrip relative to the door flange.

Vehicle door assembly with weatherstrip and methods of use and manufacture thereof

A tailgate for an associated automotive vehicle. The tailgate is coupled via a rod to a motor. The tailgate includes a frame having a point of attachment to the rod. The rod passes through an opening in the vehicle body. The rod has a longitudinal axis that travels in a substantially linear axial direction in the region passing through the opening when the tailgate moves from a closed to an open position and vice versa.

Tailgate rod

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Dublin, OH, United States of America

Jacob Ivan Wasser