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Rear gate issues - tailgate metal is buckling / dented / deformed ???

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i did the same thing with my jeep. either you backed the spare tire into something or someone ran into it.

and in your picture the tire looks to be in a downward angle.
sorry this happened, when i did mine (no camera, very bad spotter) it was my first damage.
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These photos remind me of a Bronco pic posted on the forum 9-10 months ago. At the very front of the hood (it was one of the reds) there was a hand-sized indent just about where you'd put your hand to close the hood.

Whether OP's issue is caused by some kind of contact or not, it might not take much to reshape this thin aluminum skin.
 

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Looks like somebody backed into something and it hit the tire which caused it to buckle.:unsure:
 

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You don't need to lie, you just need to cancel your reservation and move on.

:)

Not gonna lie, between the roofs soft and hard problems, the loss of the engine in the sand, all the check engine lights and now this.. The Bronco is quickly becoming a floppy lemon.

I feel for all the early owners and hope Ford gets everything worked out by 22's
 

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That would explain why Wrangler offers a tailgate reinforcement...

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I've already decided ours will be getting a 24/7 dashcam, front and rear.
 

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So, what do you suppose they backed into?
Lots of possible reasons for that amount of damage.
That is my thought. With that spare tire sticking out...it's bound to happen and a lot of Dealer's have low wage/lot boys driving vehicles around the lot. We bought my Wife a new Ford Connect Van. When we got it home and looked it over real good....dent in the rear door at the metal crease and a hinge-paint chipped off....obviously they backed into something (fixed at Dealers expense).
 

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Why is inside of tailgate deforming?!?!
There are a variety of ... rivets? on the inner side of the tailgate, which presumably have some role in supporting the structure of the spare tire carrier etc.
 

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That would explain why Wrangler offers a tailgate reinforcement...

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I've already decided ours will be getting a 24/7 dashcam, front and rear.
I would think that the spare tire mount is not just mounted to the outer sheet metal. With the weight involved....it has to have steel reinforcement inside that tail gate door. These have been through testing and bounced off road...if it was an issue, it would have been found and resolved. My guess; someone backed into it at the Dealer/or backed into something.
 
 


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