Rams with MFT- alignment and scratches

[jvillej]

Just an FYI. Check the alignment of you multi function tailgate closely, specifically the vertical split. Mine looked fine. Noticed a paint chip and some scratches and realized the doors are slightly misaligned.

 

[MannymanX]

Can you post some pictures?

 

[Drachor]

Kind of related. My father has the exact same Rebel as I do, but he has the regular tailgate to my MFT.
One month after purchase he could no longer close his tailgate. Took it in 3 times with no success to what was causing it. I noticed it was misaligned and they fixed it the next day.
The latch was hitting the end of the rod, which is a larger round knob, instead of the rod itself.

 

[jvillej]

Can you post some pictures?

Here's a few pics starting from closed. When closed the door appear almost perfectly aligned. When you open the left door, it drops down slightly and scratches. I coated the scratches with touch up paint to temporarily stop any rust but you can clearly see the chip and scratches

 

[jvillej]

Here a pic from the top fully closed.

 

[jvillej]

A pic with flash a little easier to see

 

[jvillej]

Kind of related. My father has the exact same Rebel as I do, but he has the regular tailgate to my MFT.
One month after purchase he could no longer close his tailgate. Took it in 3 times with no success to what was causing it. I noticed it was misaligned and they fixed it the next day.
The latch was hitting the end of the rod, which is a larger round knob, instead of the rod itself.

I've read about others with misaligned tailgates mostly on the regular gate. Seems to be a quality control issue with Ram.