Most Popular Reese for 2019 Toyota Highlander

Solid carrier with plenty of room! Wow, I put this carrier to the test on a 1,600 mile road trip with our 2007 Toyota Highlander and was not disappointed. Plenty of room to store luggage for a family of four plus a load of Christmas presents. We kept everything secure and dry with the etrailer.com 20-cubic foot cargo bag and kept side movement to practically nil with the anti-rattle hitch pin. All around, the whole set up was rock solid and looked great! I highly recommend the light kit as well. With the cargo bag fully maxed out, the Highlander's taillights were blocked. And since we do a fair amount of driving at night I also added some reflective tape all around the top bar to give not only the sides some visibility, but also the back to get the attention of those not-so-attentive drivers behind me. Lastly, the kit was easy to put together; it came with spacers but I did not need them to obtain a flush assembly; the separation problem some have reported during assembly was avoided by torquing down the bolts around the nameplates before the main bar bolts, just as others have reported to have worked for them.

As others have written, I received the carrier very promptly. Packing was completely intact and carrier packaged very neatly. Assembled in 1/2 hour but I did purchase extra flat washers for larger bolts. Assembly is intuitive and straightforward. Have not used the carrier but I did "practice load" with the items I anticipate carrying and I am happy with the usefulness of the carrier. As I have a 2012 Highlander, clearance when loaded did not interfere with the tailgate nor were the taillights or licence plate obscured so I doubt I will require a light kit or tag holder. I do plan to add reflective tape to the carrier and purchase a hitch lock. So far so good. Customer service, feedback and tracking information from etrailer.com is EXCELLENT!