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Dodge Durango 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 23-036-16 · NHTSA communication 10121674 · issued Jul 14, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Cargo Load Floor Lid Difficult to Open and Close This bulletin involves replacing the cargo load floor lid due to excessive effort needed to open and close the lid. Customers may describe excessive effort is required to open and close the cargo load lid. The cargo load floor lid may have excessive effort (more than 15 lbs of force) when opening and closing due to interference between the rear edge of the cargo floor load lid and the tailgate scuff plate.

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.