Fca US LLC

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Jereme A Berube

Kyle Neighbors

Jeffery E Long

Jimmy L Suder

James J Metcalf

Bryan J Macek

Chad J Vermeulen

Stuart E Collins

Paul A Gardiner

Daniel Teodorof

Jacob L Carpenter

Andrew Partin

James B Hunter

Charles R Kaiser

Kushal Pradhan

A multi-configurable load ramp for a vehicle includes an outer ramp member, an inner ramp member pivotably coupled to the outer ramp member and movable between a deployed position extending from the outer ramp member, and a folded position where the inner ramp member is disposed nestingly within outer ramp member, and a vehicle attachment device coupled to one of the inner and outer ramp members. The vehicle attachment device includes a plate member and a hook member extending therefrom, the hook member having an upper jaw and a lower jaw at least partially defining a receiving slot to receive a portion of a tailgate. In the deployed position, one of the inner and outer ramp members is configured to couple to the tailgate via the vehicle attachment device to provide a ramp surface to load and/or unload objects from a cargo area of the vehicle.

Vehicle load ramp system

The vehicle includes a cab, a plurality of side walls, a tailgate and an extension assembly. The plurality of side walls extend from an aft end of the cab. The tailgate is coupled to the side walls and pivotable about a horizontal axis between a closed position and an open position. The tailgate includes a plurality of panels that cooperate to define a cavity. The extension assembly includes a support member and an arm. The support member is disposed within the cavity and coupled to the tailgate. The arm has a longitudinal axis and extends through the support member and the tailgate. The arm is slidable along the longitudinal axis between a stowed state and a deployed state when the tailgate is in the open position and the closed position. The arm is also permitted to rotate about the longitudinal axis when in the unlocked position.

Vehicle tailgate having extension assembly

A vehicle including a storage compartment associated with the load floor, a stowable seat having a seat structure and configured to move between a deployed position and a stowed position where the stowable seat is stowed within the storage compartment, and a load floor access panel assembly. The load floor access panel assembly is movable between an open position providing access to the storage compartment, and a closed position where the load floor access panel assembly is in a substantially flat load floor configuration covering the storage compartment. The rearward panel includes a channel formed therein configured to receive the seat structure, and a seat structure access panel pivotally coupled to the rearward panel and configured to move between a load floor position where the seat structure access panel covers the channel, and an access position where the seat structure access panel is pivoted away from the channel.

Vehicle load floor access panel system

A tailgate assembly is provided for a vehicle having a cargo area disposed between first and second bedsides. A tailgate having at least one step is pivotally supported on the first and second besides. A tailgate latch assembly releasably retains the tailgate in a stowed position. First and second swing links are pivotally connected to first and second close faces of the tailgate. First and second swing link latch assemblies releasably retain the first and second swing links in a stored position. First and second support cables are connected to the first and second swing links to limit rotation of the tailgate between the stowed position and a first open position when the first and second swing links are in the stored position and to limit rotation between the first open position and a second open position when the first and second swing links are in a deployed position.

Drop tailgate with integrated step

A vehicle includes a cargo bed attached to a rear of a cab. The cargo bed includes a plurality of walls defining a periphery of the cargo bed. At least one of the plurality of walls includes a storage compartment formed therein. A work surface assembly includes a worktable and a plurality of arms attached to the worktable and pivotally attached to a wall of the storage compartment at a location inside of the storage compartment. The work surface assembly is pivotal between a stowed position in which the work surface assembly is wholly contained within the storage compartment and a deployed position in which the worktable and a portion of each arm extend out of the storage compartment.

Vehicle cargo compartment having work surface assembly

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Sterling Heights, MI, United States of America

Jereme A Berube