Re: Toyota Tailgate Facts
Fact #5: Toyota Does Not say Tundra Tailgate is NOT Load Bearing, publicly.
Quote: None. Toyota Does NOT Say a Word About It.
Source: There are 608 pages in the Tundra Owners Manual.
There are several hundred “Yellow Caution Boxes” in the Tundra Owners Manual, containing 498 “Do Not Do This or Do Not Do That” instructions.
There is not a single mention, of any kind, anywhere, not even an advisory (You shouldn’t do this or you might not want to do that) dealing with putting weight on the tailgate.
Not a single mention to “remove tailgate before loading heavy items”.
Not one Toyota advertisement could be found to state a requirement to remove tailgate before ….
Conclusion: (a)Toyota does not want you to know that the Tundra Tailgate cannot handle weight until after you do so. (like you wouldn’t find out on your own)
(b)Toyota does not want to go on the record as to how much weight you can put on the Tundra Tailgate.
(c) Toyota ran out of Yellow Background Ink while printing owners manual, therefore Tailgate Warning Message was left out by default.
Frank
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