Cargo area utility board

A vehicle comprising:

• a storage area including a structural pillar adjacent a front or rear of the vehicle;
• a pillar bracket coupled to the structural pillar;
• a hinge panel coupled to the pillar bracket about a primary hinge axis, the hinge panel supporting a latch handle;
• and
• a storage panel coupled to the hinge panel about a secondary hinge axis, the storage panel supporting a latch actuated by the latch handle between an open latch position inhibiting movement of the storage panel and a closed latch position inhibiting movement of the storage panel,
• wherein the hinge panel and the storage panel are movable between a stowed position, a cross-body position, and an extended position.

A vehicle comprising:

• a rear storage area including a rear pillar, a body structural member, and an interior facia;
• and
• a utility board including:
• a pillar bracket coupled to the rear pillar and extending through the interior facia,
• a hinge panel coupled to the pillar bracket, the hinge panel supporting a latch handle,
• a storage panel coupled to the hinge panel, the storage panel supporting a latch actuated by the latch handle between an open latch position inhibiting movement of the storage panel and a closed latch position inhibiting movement of the storage panel, and
• a strike plate coupled to the body structural member and extending through the interior facia, the strike plate sized to engage the latch.