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Fact #3: Toyota states they have NO Published Weight Rating on Tailgate.

Quote: “Thank you for contacting Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
We apologize for your dissatisfaction with the tailgate on your 2007 Tundra.
We do not have a published weight rating for the tailgate.
As such, we have not identified the tailgate as a weight bearing part.
Because it is not designed as a load bearing part, it is designed to be removable; we recommend you remove the tailgate for loading heavy items. ”

Source: Email reply from Toyota Sales, USA after filing a report of tailgate metal cracking to Toyota Customer Service.

Conclusion: Toyota does not know how much weight can be put on the Tundra Tailgate. I farther conclude neither does anyone else know, including current and future owners. What is a "heavy item?"


Frank