Close-out assembly and a method of manufacturing the close-out assembly

A method of manufacturing a close-out assembly for an external port of a vehicle;

• the method comprising:
• positioning a housing relative to a mold, and wherein the housing includes a face plate that defines an opening, and the housing includes a wall that surrounds the opening, and the wall includes an outer edge adjacent to the face plate, and the wall includes an inner edge spaced from the outer edge, and the inner edge is spaced farther from the face plate than is the outer edge;
• molding an elastomeric material to the housing using the mold to form a seal to the outer edge of the wall and to the inner edge of the wall;
• coupling together an inlet and the wall adjacent to the inner edge such that the inlet is accessible through the opening;
• and
• coupling a door to the housing, and the door is movable relative to the housing between an open position to access the inlet and a closed position to prevent access to the inlet, and wherein the door engages one part of the seal when the door is in the closed position, and the inlet engages another part of the seal regardless of the open and closed positions of the door.