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This fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your vehicle's frame with no welding required. Powder coated steel is sturdy and corrosion resistant.
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Note: All non-trailer loads - bike racks, cargo carriers and so forth - should be supported with stabilizing straps. Failure to properly support these loads will void your hitch warranty from CURT.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (575 Customer Reviews)
This fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your vehicle's frame with no welding required. Powder coated steel is sturdy and corrosion resistant.A couple of years ago I bought a Curt hitch from etrailer.com for my old minivan and was completely satisfied with the product and service. When it came time to put a hitch on my newer SUV, I didn't think twice about a return purchase. Unfortunately, the hitch they sent this time didn't fit. I had to reschedule a planned bike trip because of that, so I was a little PO'd, but the courteous folks at etrailer.com walked me through and expedited the whole return process. Within two weeks I had the replacement on my rig and a big, stupid grin on my face. Perfect fit, perfect condition. Kudos to all those at etrailer.com for having such a high level of customer service excellence, especially George J in shipping, Amy H in returns, Carol C in marketing, and Kimberly R, who was the point person handling my online transaction. Job well done! Sorry if I whined too much.
Excellent product , got it on time , easy installation , take me 60 minutes to install. Thank you all, keep working this way !! I will recommend etrailer .
Angel - 06/01/2021I really like the look and quality of the hitch. I'm giving the review 4 stars for 2 reasons. The first has to do with the hitch itself. When I received it and started to install I put on the passenger side first and went over to the driver's side and it hitch was very much misaligned to the holes on the frame, the furthest being nearly 5 inches off. I called etrailer and they sent another. The second showed up and was a little bit better. When I emailed, the etrailer customer support sent me some instructions on how to stretch the thing. I used a 2-ton jack and a 2x4 to stretch it and after a few tries I got it on. the less than 1-hour install, all told, took probably about 3 to 4 hours. Based on that experience I probably would have rated it lower. The second bit is etrailer's customer support is excellent. When I called I was treated very well on the phone. Their email responses were timely and well written. My only complaint is I probably would have benefited from a disclaimer about stretching the thing and getting the .pdf instructions on stretching on the first email. Overall my experience has been very good and that's mostly because etrailer has very very good customer service. That right there makes me very happy with my experience even though it took longer than expected.
Derek - 04/27/2020Review after installation; haven't used the trailer hitch yet, so I can't comment on the quality of the product. It does appear to be very well made. Hitch arrived quickly. Item was reasonably protected in the shipping box, and arrived undamaged. Installation instructions were clear and easy to follow, although the directions for cutting the plastic trim pieces to accommodate the hitch were not clear. I ended up trimming, checking, retrimming, etc. a few times to get it right.
Glenn - 07/27/2021When I got word from etrailer that the supply chain disruption was going to create a lengthy delay, I contacted them to explain the urgency of my situation and they put extra effort to making the delivery happen just in the nick of time. Excellent customer service!
Brian P - 09/03/2021OK, expect this to arrive bent and in need of adjustment. That's not a criticism, just expect this and then you can perform a straightening step prior to installation and save needless frustration. My box arrived with damage from UPS, contents were fine but the hitch clearly was dropped on it's end. It was obviously bent beyond the point where installation would have been possible without adjusting the hitch frame ahead of time. See picture. A worrier, I called etrailer and the helpful associate walked me through the simple process to bend things back into shape. She talked me through it, send a detailed email explanation, and sent me a nice PDF instructions with pictures showing the techniques involved. To get the arms parallel took literally a minute. Then I was ready to install. Process was smooth and very straightforward. I have a 2001 Highlander and was concerned about the step to remove and install underbody trim pieces. Well, I have a base model, so those parts didn't exist so I could commence installation directly. Videos were incredibly helpful here just to understand the process. Get a friend to help with installation OR some jack stands to assist with supporting the hitch during install. Also, have some clamps ready to make final "adjustments" to align the mounting holes. You'll need to do this even if your frame arrives in perfect condition out of the box. Took about an hour to complete.
Victoria B - 08/07/2019Shipping was fast and updates were on point. I installed myself (which etrailer probably won't endorse) using a jackstand. I didn't have the alignment problem others had. It took me about an hour and a half. I will be ordering for my other SUV.
The hitch is great. Install was definitely a two man job but it's solid and tows our 17' boat with no issues. The wiring harness was junk. The large male metal pin snapped off after half a dozen uses. Had to buy a new one elsewhere and splice it on. The U-Haul brand universal has far better connection.
Customer service and product were excellent. Only down side was it shipped via UPS which sucked. Not only did they miss the date/time when they said it was "out for delivery" It never made it so they re-status it and changed the date for the next day. Then made just in time. *note - we live 5 miles from their center. Other than that I will deal and recommend eTrailer to any one. Loved how your messages came in from everyone that handled the shipment. Making it person is a cool way to do business.
Shipping & price was great. Fit up went well. All holes lined up with relative ease and was able to install myself in the driveway in about an hour and a half. Majority of the time was spent trimming factory plastic mud shield on drivers side to look good. Would purchase again in the future.
Lucas W - 07/20/2021I didn't have the trouble that some others had with alignment. I started the bolts on the passenger side first then the three on the driver side I did the forward one first as it aligned the best. Then I used a lady finger tool on the rear hole to align the middle hole on the driver side. By tightening the middle bolt on the driver side once the lady finger tool was removed the tightened middle bolt held the hitch in place so I was able to start the third bolt with no problem. I spent more time modifying the drivers side bumper cover to fit over the hitch then I did actually installing the hitch itself. Great product and great service from etrailer !
I am very happy with this product...and the service. I had ordered this hitch from another vendor and after two weeks, they said my order had been canceled. I contacted etrailer and got great over the phone service and I made the order. They said it would take 5-7 days for delivery. To my surprise, it arrived 3 days later. The install went great! The video on the website really helped though I saw afterwards on a different website video an explanation on how to deal with rusted weld nuts. That could have helped me in my install. But overall, great service and great product! Thanks
Installed on my 2012 Highlander and my experience just like many others indicated the holes did not align on the driver side. It took me more than two hour and at the end the wife said why can't you use the car jack. So, that's it. The car jack will take care the issue. You would use the car jack between the spare tire and the other end of the hitch, push it out until the holes line up and you can insert the bolts. And as others mentioned with a small custom cut on the driver side cover panel, you can re-installed it. The passenger side panel can go back in without any modifications.
Prompt service with efficiency in processing and speed of delivery. With difficulty in procuring a hitch through other sources, etrailer should have been my starting point.
I have a 2013 Highlander Limited. I decided to buy and install a hitch myself as opposed to going to the Toyota dealer in an effort to save some money. The price on this hitch was right (on sale) so I went for it. Shipping was fast and the hitch arrived in good shape with all the parts and an instruction sheet. I rented a torque wrench from the hardware store ($10 / day) and bought the right size sockets and an extension (be sure to buy a socket to remove the existing tow hooks ... I could not get mine off without using the torque wrench). As reflected in many of these reviews, installation was very difficult. The video makes it appear that you can just bolt this hitch on, but not in my particular case. The 3 bolt holes did not line up on the driver's side, (even with the passenger side bolts loosely on). They were off by at least half an inch. Ultimately I was able to get all the bolts on, but really had to work at it. Based on feedback in this forum, I purchased a 6" C clamp and used a couple 2x4's and a pry bar to spread the hitch wide enough to get the driver's side bolts in. This was a two person job (one person pushing down the pry bar down with all their might and another working the bolts in). On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate installation difficulty at a '10' (extremely difficult). Other than that, the hitch is really nice and very heavy duty. Overall I think it's a good hitch for the money, but you need to be really handy and up for the potential installation challenges. Time for an ice cold beer!
The hitch is great. We are about to head out on a long road trip and needed a hitch for the bikes with a possible trailer in our future. The only reason to not give it five stars was it got a bit bent in shipping and had to be bent back to install it. Hope to have a great experience with it in the future.
Did have a little trouble fitting hitch but website had helpful directions on saying we needed to bend it. We took it to the "Drains to ocean" street cutout and were able to stick it in there and leverage to bend. Tried hammering, etc., didn't work.
Easy installation. Bolted on exactly as expected. Did not have to trim the passenger side panel. Trimmed the driver side panel a bit less than the diagram and that made it a more professional looking installation. So my advice is to trial fit the driver side panel and trim a little off at a time. If you’re in a hurry, just follow the instructions.
Nice product and great price at etrailer. Install was about 20 minutes. Hardest part on our 2016 Pilot was removing the plastic cut out in the bumper where the hitch sits. Once that was done my wife lifted up 1 side and I lifted the other while getting the bolts on.
Huntabsarokee - 08/17/2018Shipment arrived one day after expected but less than a week which I thought was very good. The box was reinforced and survived the UPS trip without damage to the product but could have been packaged a little better. Product quality, instructions and design of product was excellent. I will use etrailer again!
Tuffy Tire installed our new hitch today! I was very pleasantly satisfied to find a mechanic that would install the hitch. I was a little apprehensive when I saw the shipping box was damaged. But all the product was intact and undamaged. Attached the finished product! I am looking forward to hauling our bikes to the trails of Florida.
Product works as described. Installation was straightforward and required minimal skill level. Highly recommended, great product and an excellent service. Thank you again!
Nice finish, looks good on the Highlander. One problem bolt holes didn't line up on drivers side. We had to spread the hitch frame. We used a bottle jack and a 4x4. Other than that ok. Wiring harness fit very well easy install.
Ken K - 04/20/2020I have purchased items from etrailer.com many times. They always have the best prices and selection of available products to choose from. I highly recommend etrailer.com!
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