Vehicle liftgate window component module

A liftgate component module (50) mountable on a pivotal liftgate window (32) provides a unitary mounting platform for a plurality of components including a window wiper drive motor (52) and a window latch (54). A unitary bracket (60) carries the wiper drive apparatus and the window latch apparatus. A handle (120), which may include an electrical switch, is also mounted on the window. The electrical connections between the handle switch and a controller carried on the window as part of the motor enables instantaneous response of the latch to activation of the handle switch (130). The same controller can also control a liftgate latch and a liftgate electrical switch handle.