I'm not big on taking my vehicles into dealers for nuisance complaints. Mostly because it takes way less time and effort to resolve on my own. For those of you that have had the tailgate open indicator when you close your tailgate, or for those of you that need to apply slight pressure on the tailgate in order for it to release, the fix is extremely easy. Get a T-45 Torx Bit, loosen the passenger side tailgate strike post, and move it 1/16th to 1/8th inch rearward and retighten. There is a ton of play in that strike post once loosened. You can move it up/down forward/backward. Since I made the adjustment, my tailgate closes with ease using "NORMAL" force (NO NEED TO SLAM), and my dash indicator does not illuminate, unless the tailgate is actually down. And it releases without applying pressure. Takes more time to gather the tools than to make the adjustment.
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