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This hitch gives you a solid connection point for towing or hauling gear. With a 2" x 2" receiver opening, it’s ready for common accessories like bike racks, cargo carriers, or ball mounts. The Class III rating handles up to 4,000 lbs gross trailer weight and 400 lbs tongue weight, so it’s well suited for small campers, boats, or utility trailers. You can take what you need without worrying about stability or strength on the road.
You don’t need special equipment to get this hitch mounted. It bolts directly to the frame using the included hardware kit and doesn’t require welding or drilling. The precision robotic welding ensures everything lines up cleanly, so you can install it in a driveway with standard tools. The fit is custom-built for each frame location, giving you a secure mount that feels factory-solid when it’s done.
The square-tube steel design is fully welded and finished in a gloss black powder coat layered over a protective base coat. This combination helps resist rust and corrosion from road salt and moisture while keeping the hitch looking sharp season after season. Whether it’s rain, dirt, or long highway miles, the durable finish protects the metal so it keeps working as strong as the day you installed it.
Everything you need to attach it securely comes in the box—bolts, washers, and instructions—so you can get right to work setting it up. Once mounted, it stays tight and steady under load thanks to its solid construction and careful welds. The hitch isn’t just tough—it’s consistent, giving you dependable performance every time you hook up a trailer or load a rack for your next trip.
Customer Satisfaction Score:
97% were satisfied with this product
3% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
The hitch, the installation kit, the instructions were perfect! I recommended etrailer to two friends who placed orders and we're equally pleased.
The trailer hitch arrived in just a few days and was well packaged. I won't be able to have it installed until mid to late September since so many places are short staffed, but the trailer hitch looks good to me.

Rick
8/25/2023
Its still working great!
It's a nice hitch and install was very, very easy. You'll have to remove the spare tire and, as you would expect, it's a tight fit but once you find the right angle it wedges right in. I did it alone with my son on standby to hand me the bolts, tools, etc.
The one tool required that your average homeowner may not have access to is a torque wrench. You'll need a torque wrench that goes up to at least 86 ft/lbs to properly complete the install. I don't think there is any need for anything fancy, you can one of these up for very cheap that will get you close enough.

Victoria B.
3/26/2020
Many times you can rent tools, such as a torque wrench, from your local auto parts store to complete your installation. If youd like to have one so it can be on-hand for any installation, we offer a number of options such as the Powerbuilt Dual-Drive Torque Wrench # ALL944001 or Performance Tool Digital Torque Adapter # PTM206.
Just installed it. Have yet to use it. Only problem, which is the whole problem, was that the bolt holes were not aligning up with all four on each side. Two ligned up and two didn't on each side. The problem was north and south not east and west. This should not be a problem with the elongated holes in the hitch but they were elongated in the wrong direction. Took a couple hours but eventually pryed it so I got all 8 bolts in.

Craig P.
6/29/2019
No problems after a year.
Super easy to install. Great quality. No issues. One note on installation. This car never had a trailer hitch installed, so there was some rust on the inside of the factory welded nuts. I had to use a threading tool to clean up the treads before installation. So check your nuts!

Sierra K.
6/22/2022
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I received this hitch way faster than I was expecting it. IT fit perfectly and installed it the same day I received it.
Pretty easy to install but be I had to take a spare tire off on my CX-9 and pull to a floor drop in a driveway to make enough room to get hitch into position and to make mounting easier

Andriy
7/13/2019
Pretty solid product, no problems after more than a year of use
This is for customer service and shipping only. I will review the installation after I get it done after Christmas.
The hitch was shipped in a very strong box with internal bracing to protect the contents. The harness and hardware kits were taped to the hitch and arrived in very good condition. Overall service from first question to actual order and delivery were excellent. I will use this company for these thing in the future. thanks for the great service.

Tom E.
12/9/2014
Installation was a cinch and we encountered zero problems with the hitch or the wiring setup. Yep, I made the right choice buying it from these folks. happy holidays..
Installed it by myself, fit great.
Used every weekend, no issues !

Carter
3/1/2019
Use it all summers, no issues at all, Works great!
This is an excellent product for my 2015 Mazda CX-9. I use it for 2 different bike racks. I got the 2" receiver since this is a bigger car, and in case I ever need it, but right now I use a 2" to 1.25" receiver with a 6" extension. This allows for the 1.25 to fit and also adds some room so I can open the back hatch without it hitting the handlebars of the bikes. Installation: It took me about 30 minutes to bolt the hitch on alone with little difficulty, did not have to drop the exhaust! I recommend backing the car up to a curb so you have some more room to work.

Jonathan P.
3/27/2020
Still working great! - use it bi-weekly for bikes and no issues!
Communication before during after purchased 5 star Shipped quick packaged well 5 star Quality of product 5 star ease of insulation 5 star completely satisfied appearance five star highly recommend thank you
Perfect fit as advertised for my mazda cx9. Installation was easy even by myself. Order was fast and came before I expected. Great product.
Everything worked out great. Shipping was quick- product was perfect.
Great product, easy to install!!! Cannot wait to use it this weekend!!! Going to use it for extra luggage space while going on vacation.
I would recommend etrailer.com to anyone. Order, shipped, received and installed within 5 days!!
The hitch assembly arrived in 1 week. The hitch fit perfectly and the holes lined up perfectly. Total assembly took about 30 minutes and that was only because the spare tire had to be removed and the welded bolts in the frame had to be prepped since they had 10 years of rust on them. I am very pleased with the product and ease of assembly and would highly recommend etrailer.com as they had the best price.
So my husband and I wanted to get a hitch installed on our 2015 Mazda CX-9. We looked around at different places and even asked the Mazda dealer, they quoted us an astronomical amount. After calling a few other places we were completely discouraged. So I got on youtube and searched how to install a hitch. Etrailer had a video on how to install a hitch for our vehicle. On their video they even gave the part number and gave step by step advice. I was convinced that my husband and I could put the hitch on ourselves. So we ordered a hitch and received it in a timply manner. It took my husband and I a total time of 30 to 40 minutes to put it on. Thank you Etrailer for the video and a great product. You helped our family save a great deal of money!
Installing my new Curt trailer hitch to my old 2008 Mazda CX-9 was a breeze.
Before installing I watched 2 Curt installation video’s.
Some great tips.
Took about 30-40 minutes.
(I took out the spare tire for installation purposes.)
Looks great, hidden just behind the bumper so it does not smash my shins when loading into the hatch back.
I would recommend to my family & friends.
Shipping was fast and everything(Hardware) was included.
Simple and EZ is how I would sum up my experience.
Maybe you should change your name to EZtrailer.com....
Thanks.
I happened upon this website when looking for a hitch receiver for my 2013 Mazda CX-9. From Google, I clicked on a hitch receiver that did NOT fit my car, but etrailer.com has an option to check if the part fits your car by entering in make, model, year, so I did that and it guided me to this product and a few others. I selected this model as I didn't need a wiring harness for my intended use.
I liked that I had free shipping as it's a heavy item, plus it arrived in 3 days. The same day I received the hitch receiver, I started to install it.
I did run into one small issue. It was either with one of the provided bolts or the holes on the receiver itself. Either the bolt was not threaded correctly or the holes on the hitch receiver were JUST a hair too small, because it just would NOT go in like the rest. Either way, I was able to rethread the bolt and provide enough pressure to the hitch receiver to get it to catch.
The thing I like most about this hitch receiver is that I didn't need to cut into the car itself for it to fit. Some vehicles require that, but for my CX-9 and this receiver, I was able to fit it without the need to cut anything out and still have easy access to the receiver.
I'm really happy with the product and have already used it with a cargo carrier across several states.
It seems this company is either really small or extremely customer service focused as each step of the way from purchase to delivery showed a picture and name of whoever was handling your product, which for some people is a big deal. Overall great product and company. Very pleased to finally have a hitch receiver on my car.
Great product, fast delivery.
Was installed in 30 minutes, which included jacking up the car and removing the spare tire to access the installation points.

Brent G.
4/17/2015
Great! No issues at all since installation
My second hitch ordered from etrailer.com. It arrived very quickly. Super easy installation, and looks great. I comparison shopped and believe etrailer.com is a great value. I'm DIY, but if you're not and would like to learn, this is an EASY DIY. Didn't lower the spare tire during installation, but depending on your vehicle and experiences it might help. Having a floor jack or friend may help hold up the hitch.
5 stars for the etrailer site. The product descriptions, tutorial videos and customer ratings are the best I have seen. The install video saved me a lot of time. The trailer hitch for my 2007 CX-9 was a little time consuming for a one person installation. REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE to give yourself as much access as possible. After spraying WD40 in the well nuts and cleaning them out, I was able to position the hitch and get a bolt started on each side. To make my life easier, I used the car jack and a 2X4 to hold the hitch in position to get the rest of the bolts started. I used a ratchet to tighten each bolt and finished with the torque wrench. My only issue was that I needed an open end wrench to tighten 2 of the bolts on the driver side next to spare tire cable carrier housing (see photo) to create the clearance to get the torque wrench on those bolts. I'm very happy with the hitch and etrailer, I have already placed another order for more accessories.
Well designed, well made, and a perfect fit for my 2008 CX-9. I removed the spare tire to give myself as much clearance as possible, and I would recommend that if you cannot get your car up on a hydraulic lift. (I also suggest you get a second person to help, unless you are as stubborn and determined as me!) I am 5'7", weight 130lbs, but I completely installed this myself with the car on the ground. As others have noted, the heat shield on each muffler needs to be bent out of the way, but after installation they very easily bend back into shape. Nice trailer hitch, nice price, easy installation. Slam dunk.
Not much you can say, fits great, I would not hesitate to purchase again. I read about many folks complaining about how hard it was to get the receiver around the heat shields. I was able to easily do it without raising car, you just have to study it for a second. You stick the backend up first and then rotate it in place by bringing the working end up to position.
A bit more direction in the box would have been helpful but not required. Like which side of the odd washers that they use face the bolt head. I remember etrailer mentioning something in the video I watched before buying but I didn't want to waste my time to clean up and go back to the house and find the install video.
On my 2013 CX-9 the back of the hitch makes it so the spare tire won't go in place without holding the tire at an angle as you crank it past the hitch...hold the side of the tire closest to the rear of the car higher.
The attached pictures also show the bike rack I bought here as well, attached to the new receiver on the back of 2013 CX-9. Seems I can't get in to see previous orders to get the bike rack info or write a review on it.
Was able to install in less than 30 minutes, with a good ratchet and socket set. The initial 'getting hitch into position' was a little of a geometry problem. We had to turn it upside down and come into slot around the spare tire just right, kinda tricky, but doable. Great product, would highly recommend thus company.

Clay W.
12/29/2014
Its still solid and performing well. The wiring harness has started malfunctioning though, and will need replacing.
I purchase two different products and installed both, back to back. I did used a jack to lift one side, so it took about 45 minutes to finesse this one into/onto my Mazda CX-9. I needed a helper (wife) which made it much easier. This is for a bike rack. Ordered Friday and delivered Monday, fast, fast. Thank you.

Ezekiel
10/12/2016
It has performed as my intended use. I have only used this for attaching a bicycle rack and holding 4 bicycles. I have not used for towing at this point.
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Charles
4/13/2022
The hitch is well used, still looking good.