I took my truck in to the dealer today to show them my cracking tailgate. They were shocked and unaware of the issue until I showed them the article printout from pickuptrucks.com and the pictures on this thread. They agreed that the tailgates should not be having this problem (and I think I could see the beginnings of a headache in the salesmanagers eyes!). They wrote up a service ticket and stated they would contact the regional rep to find out more information. They told me not to worry that they would take care of me. In the meantime they asked me to remove the tailgate when loading my ATV. When I get more information from them I will post it here. Stay tuned!

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SR5 4x4 Regular Cab Long Box