My Tundra is an '08 that was made 11/07. It does not have the extra weld on it. This design is VERY weak! I can actually push on the corner with my hand and watch the seam sealer crack as the metal bends (No I'm not Superman). It doesn't seem right to make us wait until our gates break before they fix them. I might be out on a week long camping trip when it breaks and won't be able to load and unload my quad safely. What really baffles me is, this is not the first tailgate Toyota has ever made. They have had years of experience building trucks with great tailgates. Now if a company like Honda put out a tailgate like this I could understand because they are new to the truck world. But for a company like Toyota this is not acceptable. I'm not a rich man and I paid more for the Tundra than I wanted to, but I did this because I thought I was buying a truck that would last me a long long time. Hopefully Toyota will step up to the the plate and replace the tailgate with the real thing.