Vehicle door latch assembly with cable blocker

A vehicle door latch assembly comprising:

• a handle assembly configured to be assembled onto a door of a vehicle;
• a latch assembly configured to move between a latched position latching the door in a closed position and an unlatched position;
• and
• a cable assembly operatively coupled between the handle and the latch, the cable assembly comprising:
• a housing defining a travel space;
• a wire rope operatively coupled to the handle assembly and the latch assembly and extending into the housing;
• a pivot arm coupled to the wire rope and configured to rotate within the travel space when the handle assembly is actuated by a pull force, wherein the pivot arm has a cam surface that engages the wire rope;
• and
• a blocker mechanism located proximate to the travel space and configured to block movement of the pivot arm within the travel space when forcibly contacted with an object, wherein the blocker mechanism comprises a deformable material that compresses under force to extend within the space to block movement of the pivot arm.