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This hitch gives your vehicle the muscle to handle everyday towing and hauling. With a 3,500-lb maximum gross trailer weight and 525-lb maximum tongue weight, it’s built for small campers, boats, utility trailers, or bike racks. The 2" x 2" receiver fits the most common accessories, so you can hook up a ball mount for towing or load up a cargo carrier without extra adapters. The Class III rating means it’s ready for regular use and a wide range of gear.
The hitch is made from fully welded steel for strength and durability. Its matte black powder coat over a protective base layer keeps rust and corrosion at bay while giving it a rugged, non-glossy look that blends well with most trim styles. The finish also hides road grime, scuffs, and dings better than shiny hitches, so it keeps looking good through years of use.
Installation is straightforward—just bolt it to the frame using the included hardware kit. There’s no welding required, no need for special tools, and no cutting into body panels. The precision robotic welds ensure proper alignment for an easy fit and reliable performance whether you’re installing it in your garage or on your driveway.
The round-tube style keeps things neat under the bumper with only the receiver visible once installed. That means you get solid towing capability without a bulky bar showing across the back. It provides strong attachment points for bike racks and carriers while keeping a clean appearance that looks like it belongs there.
Customer Satisfaction Score:
97% were satisfied with this product
3% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
Fit well. All lined up. Clean up frame rails before installing for better fit. Installed on daughter’s 2018 VW Tiguan. About 40 minutes.
Hi Carol,
I put the hitch on my car today, a 2022 VW Tiguan. The instructions left out a very important part. The weld nuts on the 2022 are not attached to the frame rails, but rather to the bumper bar. If you remove all 4 bolts at once, as it says to do in the instructions, then the bumper bar rotates down and the nuts rotate up into the frame rails, making it impossible to reinstall the bolts and thus not possible to mount the hitch. My son found a comment on one of the VW forums mentioning this problem and pointing out that you have to do one side at a time so that the bumper bar doesn't move. So, we pushed and pulled on the bumper bar until we were able to reinstall the bolts. Then, leaving the bolts tight on the driver's side, we removed the bolts on the passenger side and were able to mount that side of the hitch. Once those bolts were tight, we removed the two bolts on the driver's side, pushed that side of the hitch into place with a jack, and bolted that into place. So, in the end, it worked, but it took 3 hours since we were following the incorrect instructions. We probably could have done it in under an hour if we had known in advance to work on one side at a time.
I would advise that you add this possibility to your instructions so the next people won't have to struggle like I did.
Thanks.
Very easy to install and instructional vidio is great if needed. All hardware worked perfect
The hitch was pretty straightforward to install. It would be easier if the car was on a lift, though.
Seems like a quality product!
Very pleased with the product. I installed it myself and the videos were a great help.
Easy installation, with a very sturdy build. Great trailer hitch!
We’ve been very happy with this product
Installation was a nightmare. Dont follow the video. Get the hitch ligned up with the holes first, then fish the bolts through with the wires. One got pinched and broke off. Bolt and bracket is now stuck in the frame.
The shipping box was destroyed - parts sticking out - and has slight paint damage
Great fit, easy and quick install. Very high quality.
The hitch fit well. As explained in the instruction, you have to remove some sprayed on foam where the hitch will sit. That's not easy if the car isnt on a lift. Also, Because our tiguan didnt have the pre-threaded openings for bolts, there's some fiddly work to get the attachment pieces in place.
So it took some trial and error over a couple of hours to get it in for us. But probably would be much easier if you have it on a lift.
William
6/10/2025
No problems after a year. I checked the bolts and are still tight. We only use for bike rack, nothing to tow.
I have had the receiver for a year now and it’s been great.
Has been flawless! I can't say enough good things about it. Was easy to install (for a DIY guy but not necessarily a car guy). We just lug bikes with it but it's perfect for our use, and a great price vs OEM.
M
3/1/2025
One year in hitch still performing flawlessly! I use it all the time to haul our bikes.
Robin H.
3/2/2025
It was slightly harder to fit onto the frame, but we did make it happen. Once on, it is a great addition to my auto.
Great product and overall the easiest experience! Everything is set-up so well for customers - it was so easy figuring out the best fit product for my car, finding information on the product page, tracking my order/delivery and installing. The hitch receiver shipped same day and arrived in 3-4 days. I referred back to the install video as needed but everything was pretty straightforward and fit perfect on my 2020 Tiguan. I feel really good about the quality of the receiver and trust it will be perfect for what we need - mostly just a bike rack. I love the way the bar is hidden underneath the bumper and the receiver is actually inset a few inches vs sticking out past my bumper (the picture makes it look like it sticks out but it doesn’t). I will 100% be shopping on etrailer for future purchases.
The hitch receiver for my son's 2021 VW Tiguan was easy to order, especially with lots of accompanying photos and an installation video. It arrived earlier than expected giving us a little extra time for install prior to the holiday weekend. The 2021 Tiguan had the 4 bolts already in place, so we only needed to clean off the outside of the frame rails with a putty knife so that the snug fit of the receiver ends would slide over the rails. We installed without raising the car, lowering the exhaust system, but found that once we were able to push the receiver up roughly into place and turned one bolt on each side in a few turns, that placing a floor jack under the receiver and slowly providing a little support made it easier to get all the mounting holes perfectly aligned, and socket wrenching the bolts was easy. The whole installation from unboxing to putting away tools took less than an hour...which is acceptable for us first-timers! The only area for improvement is that the shipping box was punctured from the inside in several places...not enough to damage fit and function of the hitch receiver, but there is cosmetic damage on mounting end tips, which are out of view anyway.
I wanna give 5 stars, but my order was late, and my hitch was damaged in transit.
After some makeshift bending, we got it to fit in my 2021 VW Tiguan.
My Thule bike rack fits fine with the 2” adapter. Rack feels solid and was able to use the existing bolts; no fish wire needed.
Instructions video was clear and actually accurate.
The hitch got kind of beat up in shipping. Still serviceable and was a good fit.
Very easy install even without having the factory hardware installed in my Tiguan. Fish wires worked perfectly to get both sides done easily with the supplied hardware. Fit it perfect and sits high and tight. No trimming needed for the valence.
Great construction and finish. Fit 2023 Tiguan R line, it helped to trim a little of the bumper out. When installing you can just jack it up into the frame with a floor jack and a 2x4, then fish the bolts through. Then you’re not dealing with lining up the wires while getting it up there. For sure a 2 person job can get it done in less than 2 hours. Put on a 1up quick rack it looks great.
Receiver arrived damaged but was able to straighten it enough to get it mounted. The install video was excellent, especially the trick of looping the wire fish on the screw as you thread on the nut. Definitely a two person job and a floor jack helps too.
etrailer is a great company to do business. My 2nd time using them! The product ships fast, has all the components, and they provide easy directions to install.
E-trailer's customer service is second to none. Ashley and Cody are rock stars! I bought this for a 2023 VW Tiguan R Line, and wouldn't you know that I needed to use the fish wire technique. I am moderately mechanically adept, and the video on E-Trailer's website was great. It took me about 2.5 hours to install it by myself. I had a question about the receiver when it arrived, and Cody gave me easy to follow instructions to rectify my situation. I HIGHLY recommend this hitch and buying from E-Trailer!
Great quality hitch; top-notch components, workmanship, and fit. I too referenced some installation videos and it was very helpful to know to scrape off some of the undercoating for a good fit. I used a bottle jack to help balance and my wife to hold the other end while aligning the pins. Very satisfied with the final result on a 2021 Tiguan.
L. M.
1/9/2026
Hitch is doing great. We appreciate that it is tucked under the frame and practically invisible. We are glad we got a class 3 hitch for the added capability and strength for e-bike transport.
Hitch itself is great and looks well built. However the packaging for shipping is very poor. Both sides of hitch that bolt to frame rail broke thru the box and were bent when it arrived. For the normal person it would have to be returned. Being a mechanic I just straightened them out at work and it works just fine. Would like to see more packing/padding for shipping. I doubt the damage was done by etrailer but rather during shipment by the delivery company. Overall nice product.
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Katrina D.
1/11/2024
Huh, that is odd that the instructions would say to remove both sides at the same time. Let me get this information over to engineering for them to look into this and see about changing the instructions.