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Installing a trailer hitch can often feel like a daunting task, but the Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver makes it accessible for everyone. With its bolt-on installation, there's no welding required, which means you can securely attach the hitch to your vehicle with ease. The package includes a complete hardware kit and installation instructions, making it an ideal choice for do-it-yourselfers. Forget about complicated installs—this hitch offers a straightforward process even if you aren’t the most mechanically inclined.
Say goodbye to premature rust and corrosion. This trailer hitch is crafted from fully welded steel and features a gloss black powder coat finish over a protective base. This ensures superior rust resistance and long-lasting durability. Whether you're driving through rain, snow, or shine, you can trust that this hitch is built to withstand the elements, making it one of the top choices for rugged reliability.
Perfect for light-duty towing, the Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver is custom-fit designed specifically for your vehicle model. This attention to detail maximizes strength while ensuring a precise fit. It’s an excellent option for mounting your bike rack or towing small trailers with a Subaru Impreza or Crosstrek, as many satisfied users confirm a perfect fit for their hatchbacks and sedans.
Whether you’re supporting a bike rack or a small cargo trailer, the Class I rating of this hitch promises dependable load handling. The hitch supports up to 2000 lbs of gross trailer weight and 200 lbs of tongue weight, ideal for non-trailer loads such as bike racks and cargo carriers. You can confidently haul your bicycles or small equipment without overloading your vehicle.
Add a layer of security with the optional stabilizing straps designed for non-trailer loads. Although your bike rack may feel secure, using stabilizing straps like the Curt #18050 helps ensure loads remain steady over every bump and curve. The straps provide additional support, reducing sway and potential damage to your vehicle over time.
With a limited lifetime warranty, the Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver offers an assurance of quality and support from the experts at etrailer.com. Whether this is your first hitch or you’re a seasoned pro, having access to reliable lifetime technical support ensures you’re covered for the long haul.
Pair the hitch with a variety of accessories to suit your towing needs. Whether you require a specific hitch ball size like 2-inch or 1-7/8 inch, or need to add wiring, the adaptability of this hitch is one of its greatest strengths. This ensures a versatile towing setup, adaptable for various towing demands and vehicle configurations.
Excellent, easy fit! "Reverse fishwire 1/2" bolts" instructions confused me for a while. Ballmount was not properly packaged. It was somewhat loose inside the box and knocked paint off both itself and the hitch. And......There is NO WAY I can figure out how to torque down the rear carriage bolts. It is impossible to use a torque wrench, even with an extension. The design of both the hitch and the Impreza does not allow this. Perhaps an access hole could be drilled in your hitch to allow this. I'm ready to attach bike carrier and search for a good bike trail. P.S. I installed this myself. In hindsight a 2nd pair of hands would have made the job even easier.
Recieved yesterday installed today. Only issue I didn't like were the square spacer blocks for forward end. I could only catch a couple threads if used. Round washers would be much better, thats what i went out and bought to match recess in frame. Rotorary file works best for notching out forward holes. Took about 45 minutes.
Tom M.
7/22/2015
Tom T, Great idea to use round washers. Do you remember what diameters and thicknesses you used? Since you substituted the round washers for the quarter inch thick square spacer, how much thickness did you use between the frame and hitch after filling the recess? Were the washers stainless steel to prevent rusting? Thanks for any info you can remember.
My wife and I installed this on my her Impreza 5-Door so that we could use the Thule TH990XT to carry our bikes. Installation requires us to enlarge two holes in the subframe. After that, the installation was extremely easy if you have two people working on it. The hitch receiver looks great and does not stick out beyond the bumper at all. We don't even notice it when the bike rack is not on there.
Installed with no issue and it works great. One issue, because the side plates are solid and saddle both sides of the muffler, it tends to create an echo chamber and at times sounds like an aftermarket/hi-flow exhaust. A bit annoying that I get the sound without the performance ??
I purchased this hitch for my '16 Subaru Crosstrek. It arrived quickly and install took about 30 minutes. As you can see in the photos, it looks well integrated (not like an add-on). Using it with a Yakima Holdup bike rack.
Very pleased with the customer service from etrailer.com. A friend recommended to me and I will do the same.
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Trysh 
8/7/2017
Still vary satisfied with the hitch. I use it mostly for attaching my bike rack. Even bought a Subaru cap to put on it when not in use.
Installation was a little tricky, doing it by myself without a lift. I used pieces of bicycle inner tube on the bolts to help prevent them from slipping back into the frame rail. Once I secured the nuts, I removed the inner tube pieces and carefully put the spacers in. All went good.
Glenn
9/10/2024
The product is fine, but the car bit the dust and I had to remove the hitch. Unfortunately, it did not fit my new car but I replaced it with the same brand.
Hitch fit just as indicated. A bit of a pain enlarging holes but fortunately it was accomplished using a drill and boring tool. Whoever came up with the jig to pull the bolts through the holes is a genius. To anyone installing this or a similar hitch just “READ” and follow the instructions. Was able, though a bit tough installing by myself. Good luck torquing the bolts.....was able to get the forefront bolts to but getting the torque wrench on the back bolts was impossible, using a good socket wrench was the best I could do. On to the lighting assembly.....
Ross
6/25/2019
Great, used it for a new bicycle rack. Worked great. Thanks
Great hitch ,... Super easy to install with the provided install video...
This trail hitch has been perfect for our 2014 Subaru Crosstrek. We use it for a hitch mounted bike rack with 3 to 4 bikes and also a 5' x 8' trailer.
Fairly easy to install with a bit of help. My only complaint is that the front bolts were easy to torque down. The rear two were not easy as the hitch frame is in the way to get a straight on socket on them.
was delivered timely and in good condition - worked as advertised at a decent price - easy to install
This hitch fit our 2013 Subaru Impreza Sport perfectly. Watching the video of this hitch being installed was very helpful. I watched the video several times during the installation process to make sure I was doing it properly. I backed the rear wheels onto car ramps to create an adequate working space. My only suggestion would be to make the 1/2" bolts a little longer to make threading the nut on easier.
The hitch arrived quickly from etrailer! I purchased a discounted model with a few cosmetic scratches on it? Guess what the scratches are hidden by the bumper of my 2014 Subaru XV Crostrek! Install took approximately 60 minutes. The paper instructions weren't easy to understand, but after watching the install video from your site, a couple of times it went smoothly!
I have also purchased the Swagman Chinook 2 bike platform carrier to be installed soon.
The hitch install took me a couple of hours including gathering all the tools, and waiting a bit for the touch up paint to dry around the enlarged holes. It was very easy and I was able to do it by myself. The complaint I have is someone at etrailer put their sticker upside down on hitch.
Easy installation. The fish wire worked great! I had my doubts at first.
This will make transporting my bicycles a piece of cake.
P.S. I installed the hitch on a Crosstrek Hybrid, fit perfectly.
What a great hitch and heavy duty.
I use it for a bike rack and it keep the bikes far from the rear door as the hitch is flush with the bumper.
It only took about 1 hour to install.
The hitch was an easy install. My friend JP did not believe the fish method would work. He changed his mind. The install took about an hour. Works great with my bike rack. Will recommend to others.
Good price, shipped right away. A mechanic friend installed for me, though I could have muddled through myself and bashed a knuckle or two. It has worked perfectly! No complaints, completely satisfied with the product. My picture isn't of the hitch, but what it allows :)
easy install, just be sure you have the correct brackets with the correct sized bolts! (The ones that go inside the frame rail) There are two different sizes.
Very satisfied with the product! The installation was as easy as it looked on your [online] videos (which are really helpful by the way)! Delivery Time was great as well.
Thanks for a job well done!
A friend of mine helped me install the hitch on my car, and it installed just as the directions and video indicated. Though it was tricky at times, the video was very helpful and I am very happy with the product.
Well you have plenty of photos of an installed hitch. The process went about as described in your video, which was very helpful. I installed the spacers on the forward bolts, only to find that they weren't needed to level the hitch. I didthis on my own and with having to remove the spacers it took two hours I'm 76, so not a speed demon,, if I ever was.
Prompt shipping, great product and thanks for including items to help make installation easier.
etrailer is excellent UPS not so much but they fixed their mess up.
Great instructions, good quality, but a huge pain to install if you have any sort of aftermarket exhaust. If you have an aftermarket exhaust where the tip is extended beyond the normal tip length, I highly recommend taking the exhaust off before you try to install it. It fits with my Borpa 11843 axleback but it may not fit at all with a different one.
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Rod L.
5/6/2013
Had the same issue. Problem is bolts are different and directions dont spend enough time stating the longersmoller bolts are for the spacers. They would simplify if all bolts were the same...I looked quick and thought they were all the same. Mine took longer as I was doing it myself...