LIFTGATE REINFORCEMENT ARRANGEMENTS

A liftgate structure, comprising: a structural inner panel (10) with an outside surface (12) and an inner surface (14) having a lower perimeter surface area (16) extending across substantially the entire width of the liftgate structure, the structural inner panel (10) including a wiper motor housing recess (18) formed on the inner surface (14); and a tether (136), the tether (136) being pinched between the structural inner panel (10) and a structure (138), the structure (138) having an aperture (140) and a shoulder (42) and the tether (136) having an over molded stop (144) comprising a neck (146) and a shoulder (148), wherein the aperture (140) and the shoulder (142) of the structure (138) receive the over molded stop (144) with its neck (146) sliding through the aperture (140) and its shoulder (148) contacting the shoulder (142) of the structure (138).