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Disable Remote Tailgate Release

MtnRider said:
Another option that no one has looked at is popping the cover off the tail gate and disconnecting it. I'm sure it's just a solenoid that opens it so you could probably just pull the connector from that. You would lose the open button in the cab as well though (assume there is one?) May be worth a look if you want odisable the whole thing?

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That’s not an option with the 2019+ HDs. The electronic latches are the only way to open the tailgate. The handle is not a manual lever with linkage rods, but a release switch that sends a pulse to the BCM, then the BCM releases the latches.
 
Jimmy07 said:
That’s not an option with the 2019+ HDs. The electronic latches are the only way to open the tailgate. The handle is not a manual lever with linkage rods, but a release switch that sends a pulse to the BCM, then the BCM releases the latches.
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Well that complicates that idea then... Not owning a 19+ I assumed it was a standard manual lever like before.


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If you are so worried just get the fob without gate release button
 
roegs said:
Nick....I thought the same after reading the owners manual and seeing that opening the tailgate requires 2 taps on the fob. But, reading through this thread (and similar threads on other RAM forums) accidental release of the tailgate can and does happen. For some its no big deal, but for others it can be an expensive situation. In my case, if the tailgate released in my garage, horizontal support ribs on my garage door would sequentially hit the tailgate as the garage door opened up. Once my truck arrives, job 1 will be addressing this issue. So far I'm looking at 3 options:

1. Disable the tailgate release button on the keyfob.
2. Put some kind of padding on my garage door horizonal support ribs. I'm thinking something like the foam rubber pipe insulation tube. The slit on these tubes would allow me to easily attach them to the garage door ribs.
3. Add another set of electric eye sensors to my garage door that are at tailgate height. In my case an open tailgate would simply break the light beam and prevent the garage door from opening.
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4. Put some protection on the garage door support ribs.

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The real solution is removing the tailgate all together
 
Pronto said:
That's a pretty good idea.
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I take it back, that wouldn't help in this situation since it's not closing on the truck that's causing the problem. It's opening when the tailgate is resting against the garage door and therefore scratching it up.
 
Got my new truck today. Was hoping that the new remote would be less likely to trigger accidentally but I've already set off the alarm twice today. Once at the dealership when I was digging around in my pocket but I did have both sets of keys in my pocket. Then it happened again when I used my thigh to help drop down the top tire off of a stack of four. Now having a chance to take a closer look at the new remote, this design is worse than my old one. The panic button is double the size of any other button and it's on the end and raised above the level of the surrounding remote body so it's going to be the first thing to catch inadvertent pressure. If this fob were a gun and the panic button was the trigger, there is no trigger guard on this gun. I can already see on day one that I'm going to have to do surgery on my fob to neuter the panic button.

The tailgate button is protected with fixed raised bars above and below it. And with it needing a double tap, I think the risk of accidental deployment is very low. The panic button is another story.
 
Pronto.....you're making me think that a protective sleeve for the fob might be the ticket for me. I don't use a fob that often (just stays in my pocket) and a sleeve might not be that big of an inconvenience.
 
Pronto said:
Got my new truck today. Was hoping that the new remote would be less likely to trigger accidentally but I've already set off the alarm twice today. Once at the dealership when I was digging around in my pocket but I did have both sets of keys in my pocket. Then it happened again when I used my thigh to help drop down the top tire off of a stack of four. Now having a chance to take a closer look at the new remote, this design is worse than my old one. The panic button is double the size of any other button and it's on the end and raised above the level of the surrounding remote body so it's going to be the first thing to catch inadvertent pressure. If this fob were a gun and the panic button was the trigger, there is no trigger guard on this gun. I can already see on day one that I'm going to have to do surgery on my fob to neuter the panic button.

The tailgate button is protected with fixed raised bars above and below it. And with it needing a double tap, I think the risk of accidental deployment is very low. The panic button is another story.
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This happened to me MANY times on my '14 with the panic button. I disassembled the fob and disabled the button. No further issues.
I've been contemplating this on my '21 now.
I've never had a need for the panic button; YMMV.
 
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