Abstract: A vehicle latch assembly for a vehicle that has a cargo bed with a gate that is pivotal between a horizontal transporting condition and an inverted dumping condition. The vehicle latch assembly includes a latch for keeping the gate closed when the cargo bed is in the horizontal transporting condition. The latch comprises a hook portion that includes a bar formed thereon. The latch is positionable between a hook position and an unhooked position. The hook position is characterized by the bar being selectively abutted against the gate when the cargo bed is in the horizontal transporting condition. The unhooked position is characterized by the bar being positioned relatively away from the gate when the cargo bed is in the inverted dumping condition. An actuator assembly is mountable to the vehicle and operationally coupled to the latch for moving the latch between the hooked position and the unhooked position.