Why is there a motor in the tailgate handle?

[TEESIXY]

Just curious. When i open the tailgate i can hear something electrical in the handle going off ( i dont have power latching).
It does it even when the van is unlocked, but none of the other doors do- Pauly?

 

[Pauly]

The latch mechanism in the tailgate is electronic this why vehicles with interior tailgate release come with a small one finger button as its all done with wires, it's a change from the T5 style which had a large interior handle connected to the lock mechanism with a traditional pushrod bar to actuate it.
Don't know if it was a common issue but my T5 suffered plenty with the tailgate lock not releasing due to the bar inside getting distorted so I assume it's a rework to get over this issue