Closure system for automotive side stowage system

A pick-up truck having a side stowage compartment, comprising:

• a) a pick-up box having a first side, a second side, a first end and a second end, said first end being mounted adjacent to a passenger compartment on a vehicle frame,
• b) a door rotatably connected to said pickup box at one of its sides for concealing said stowage compartment when in its closed position;
• c) a first latch for releasably securing said side stowage compartment door to said pickup truck including a first striker and a first catch member for releasably engaging said first striker;
• d) a second latch for releasably securing said side stowage compartment door to said pickup truck including a second striker and a second catch member for releasably engaging said second striker;
• e) a third latch for manually releasing and securing said side stowage compartment to said pickup truck;
• and
• f) a latch actuator remotely located relative to said first and second latches for simultaneously releasably engaging and disengaging said first and second latches,
• said latch actuator being selected from a key cylinder, a lever, an electromagnetic actuator or a combination thereof.