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A vehicle storage assembly of a vehicle includes a deployable and retractable shelf member connected to a tailgate of the vehicle. In a deployed configuration, the shelf member is supported spaced-above the tailgate to provide a horizontal support surface with the tailgate in an open position and th

A vehicle storage assembly of a vehicle includes a deployable and retractable shelf member connected to a tailgate of the vehicle. In a deployed configuration, the shelf member is supported spaced-above the tailgate to provide a horizontal support surface with the tailgate in an open position and the shelf member is supported spaced horizontally from the tailgate to provide a sidewall of a storage compartment with the tailgate in a closed position.

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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle rear end assembly comprising:a tailgate having a folded-down open position for providing access to a rear storage space of a vehicle through an access opening and a folded-up closed position for closing the access opening; anda storage assembly connected to the tailg

What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle rear end assembly comprising:a tailgate having a folded-down open position for providing access to a rear storage space of a vehicle through an access opening and a folded-up closed position for closing the access opening; anda storage assembly connected to the tailgate, the storage assembly including a shelf member, wherein when the storage assembly is in a deployed configuration, the shelf member is supported vertically above the tailgate with the tailgate in the open position;wherein the shelf member, in the deployed configuration, forms a vertical wall of a storage compartment within the rear storage space of the vehicle with the tailgate in the closed position;wherein a floor of the rear storage space provides an exposed bottom to the storage compartment within the rear storage space of the vehicle with the tailgate in the closed position.