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fred.renner
The tonneau cover on my '23 SC (picked up 3 weeks ago) seems to not close all the way on one side. On the right side it closes tight up to the tailgate, but on the left it closes about 1/4 inch away. When open it sits straight against the maintenance cover, at the middle latch point it looks straight. I can't seem to find a manual or anything that might show what can be adjusted. anyone have any thoughts? I know it's not going to be water tight, but I've seen other SCs where the tonneau closes snug against the tailgate.

hopefully the pictures make sense.
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Open, a nice even line against the maintenance cover.

Road surface Asphalt Grey Tar Composite material


And when closed, not so much.
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Thanks for any thoughts or ideas or am I going back to the dealer?
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Disciple83
"Take it back to the dealer" is going to be the chorus on this one. Especially 3 weeks after purchase. For what it's worth, I'm trying to get mine in to figure out why mine is sagging on the passenger side and knocking against the bump stop.
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You can take it in…but also there are two things that influence the gap at the tailgate. #1. The brackets on the sides that support the tonneau, 3 bolts each side….and adjust. Or #2. Of the tailgate itself does not have the latches adjusted evenly, or the stop is not quite even….and the tailgate can close slightly crooked…and give the same appearance…of a gap. Or it could be a combination of both.
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zmonster92as
mine started doing the same exact thing now too on the right side. have an appt for them to look at it. i have to push that side in until it clicks then i can put it out flush with the tailgate.
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currysmalls
always close the cover with the tailgate open...then close the tailgate...
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Sparkland
The Rivian quit including the problematic tonneau cover on their truck until they get it redesigned. Perhaps Hyundai should think about doing the same.
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fred.renner said:
The tonneau cover on my '23 SC (picked up 3 weeks ago) seems to not close all the way on one side. On the right side it closes tight up to the tailgate, but on the left it closes about 1/4 inch away. When open it sits straight against the maintenance cover, at the middle latch point it looks straight. I can't seem to find a manual or anything that might show what can be adjusted. anyone have any thoughts? I know it's not going to be water tight, but I've seen other SCs where the tonneau closes snug against the tailgate.

hopefully the pictures make sense. View attachment 19157

Open, a nice even line against the maintenance cover.

View attachment 19158

And when closed, not so much. View attachment 19159

Thanks for any thoughts or ideas or am I going back to the dealer?
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close the tonneau cover with the taligate OPEN...then close the tailgate...should be perfect
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childoffire79
Did you get this ordeal "straightened out?"
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cyclehoarder
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Ewen Mee
The one I just purchased had the crooked tonneau, also, and was listed as a memorandum to my purchase that it would be fixed. Exactly the same as in the pictures above.
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Just yank on it really hard. I had the same problem, but I found if you just yank really hard, you can get it to close straight. The note from my dealer was it was still "wearing in".
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PerformanceOriented said:
Just yank on it really hard. I had the same problem, but I found if you just yank really hard, you can get it to close straight. The note from my dealer was it was still "wearing in".
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they yanked pretty hard at the dealer, no go. I don’t have the hand strength to wrestle with the thing at my age. We’ll se what the tech can do when I bring it back as arranged
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