Body - Interior & Exterior: Interior: Latch: Removal

Fig 1: Latch

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1. Open the liftgate.
2. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
3. Remove the lower trim panel from the inside of the liftgate (1). (Refer to BODY/DECKLID/HATCH/LIFTGATE/TAILGATE/TRIM PANEL/LOWER - REMOVAL) .
4. Disconnect the pigtail wire connector of the latch (5) from the take out of the liftgate wire harness (3) on the inside of the liftgate.
5. Remove the three nuts (4) that secure the latch to the studs (2) on the inside of the liftgate.
6. Remove the liftgate latch from the vehicle.