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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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Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (147 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.Finally had our hitch nstalled today! We showed the mechanic your video of installation and he had it installed within 1/2 hour!! Great video! Very pleased with the promptness for the delivery and ease of installation! Our Volkswagen dealer wanted $900 for hitch and installation... we did it for under $300!! Thank you!!!! Finally have a bike rack!!! Yeah! 529968
Looks great on my new '18 VW Tiguan. Product was well priced, great quality and arrived 1 day ahead of scheduled delivery date. Hard to find that combo when purchasing anything these days! Thanks etrailer. 511361
Very fast delivery. It was well packaged and arrived in excellent condition. It went on easily and fit perfectly. 558336
INSTALLATION TIPS After a bad experience with a trailer hitch from that trailer rental company that rattled for years on my previous leased vehicle, I found this hitch for HUNDREDS less than what I paid at from them. Since the installation is categorized as "Easy" by etrailer.com, I decided to go for it. Most of the steps were easy. Some were not. Here are my tips... As shown in my photo, I used the following tools/items: 1) a socket wrench w/13mm socket and 5/8" socket (my set was missing 16mm, and 5/8" is an exact match). A crescent wrench will not fit! 2) goggles -- You will be under the car looking straight up. Little pieces of nasty stuff are bound to fall on your face. Protect your eyes! 3) flathead screwdriver (or chisel) to peel away the extra-thick spots of under-sealant to get the hitch to fit. 4) yoga mat -- you know... they're comfy 5) step risers -- or something else to raise the hitch into position while you bolt it in. NOTE: you can also use a significant other for this "step" (pun intended), but make sure you have a solid relationship and have had a good day together so far. There may be cursing and frustration during the install. Don't let it follow you into the house, or even worse... the bedroom. 6) wireless speakers -- not necessary but fun 7) an adult beverage -- see #6 above Again, most of it went smoothly. The biggest issue was getting the hitch into position and then getting the bolts back into place. The step risers were critical since I did the install completely alone. Even then, it took a lot of work to shave a little bit of the excess weather coating from the frame to get it to fit (I'm talking about the excessive clumps because it is otherwise a perfect fit). My arms were dead at the end of the install simply because I hadn't used some of my arm muscles in that way for such an extended period of time. My tip there is this... After you order the hitch, it will take some time for it to be delivered and for you to find some free time to install it. Do daily, EASY workouts with some lightweight dumbbells during that time. You know... dance around with them for 10 minutes. Anyway, this is an AWESOME hitch! Install truly is easy with the right tools so if you're able-bodied and are wondering if you can do it yourself, YOU CAN! 655327
Mr K - 06/10/2020The (hitch) receiver went on snugly, which was just about perfect. Easy project, especially when one is assisted by a hydraulic jack. Kelsey and Dena helped with the purchase, and they were great. Great price, great service, and a quality product. Who could ask for more? 584747
Awesome product. So easy to install. The video guide helped me get this thing on in 10 mins. Looking forward to using the basket on the hitch for extra cargo. Thank you etrailer! 511203
Easy to install with extra set of hands. Just make sure to scrape uneven undercoating on frame near bolt holes. Much better than cutting fascia like the Drawtite. Looks great installed and even better than some other photos in the reviews. Some made it appear to hang pretty low but it doesn’t. 595389
Purchased the Curt C13381 Hitch new for a Christmas Gift for my son and daughter in law for their 2018 VW Tiguan. He arrived on Christmas and opened the huge box, and was so surprised. We were to install the hitch the day after Christmas together in my garage. The hitch was to carry their new bicycles and bike carrier back home. Upon installation, my son noticed that the actual hitch receiver (where the hitch stock slides in) was welded onto the hitch crooked. There was nothing I could do but to install it, as he was leaving the following day to return home. I never installed a hitch with this issue. The quality control of this brands fabrication is very poor. Very dissatisfied with the purchase. Never thought after inspecting it before wrapping it, that there would have been such a major issue. It looked fine upon initial inspection. See photos attached. The hitch is causing the stock to be crooked. Order # 107229002 593516
We bought this hitch to use a carrier basket for when we go on vacation. It installed in about 20 minutes with no modification needed. It’s a very well-made excellent product I highly recommend it! 519334
Marteka E - 06/08/2019I have a 2018 VW Tiguan and this fit great! Not hard to install was done in like 20 min just make sure you have a jack or a friend to help I had both. Great delivery on time as stated by vendor, Now I’m ready for my trip this weekend. 548659
The hitch receiver fits my 2018 VW Tiguan R Line after I did some mods, I also prefer the 2" receiver on this hitch to the 1 1/4" receiver that VW offers. The installation was not easy because they said that CURT did not test it on 2018 R Line Tiguan package. I had to lower a little bit the exhaust after installation because it was a little interference with the exhaust pipe, but after that incovinient was solved, every thing just fit good, I´m very happy to use my THULE rack on it. The receiver looks great on my Tiguan R Line, check it out the pictures. 555358
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Mike L - 05/23/2019I like the hitch a lot but it took me more than 30 minutes to put it in! I did it by myself in a little over an hour. I used a little 2 ton bottle jack to hold it in place and get it around into the right position. The directions provided were clear - it's quite straightforward. Once the bracket is in close to the right place, if it's quite tight like mine was, I recommend you use a mallet or something to bump the brackets so the mounting holes are centered as much as possible. That will help make replacing the bolts easier. Then, to replace those bolts, put one hand on the bumper (the metal tube - not the plastic bumper cover) and move the bumper up and down and in and out. around so the bolt threads nicely. You can reach the that bumper easily in the center of the car under the license plate. Move that around until your bolt is threaded nicely, then you should be good to go. I got one of the back ones started but left it quite loose. Then I worked around and got them all in loose, then simply tightened them up and moved the exhaust back up. It looks great. There's no cutting of the bumper cover, which is good. I was concerned about it being really low but I'm not sure it goes much below the muffler and I don't think it's the "low point" of the undercarriage. 716414
The hitch was a perfect fit. I ran into problems due to the car because the welded nut inside the frame moved not allowing two of the four bolts to be screwed in. If you own a 2020 VW Tiguan, I attached a PDF of how I solved the problem. NOTE: I did all the work with the car on the ground. If the car would have been on a lift, the issue would still happen, but might be easier to resolve. 937921
My 11 year old son and I were able to install it on my 2020 Tiguan R-line in around 30 minutes. 937546
Thank you , you delivered on your promised to deliver before Christmas, I would recommend etrailer for all your trailering needs! 931211
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Great easy to use website, fast service & great prices. Will definitely be back in the future 928095
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Directions were short and sweet AND perfect. Given weight of hitch it’s really a 2 person job if you are laying on your back, etc. Hitch appears to be well made and sturdy 915495
Had this trailer Hitch for over a year now and use it for our hitch for two bikes on our trip to Florida and back. It is very solidly built and holds the bikes very well. No complaints so far and recommend this Hitch for everybody. 911962
Holding strong at one year 908907
Very Happy with this product ! It’s Just like “ OEM “. installation is easy with 4 hands . don’t try with 2 hands you will get sweat 907787
Good price, arrived quickly. 907372
Hitch was a great direct fit on my Tiguan and the installation video on etrailer site was super helpful. You can do this without vehicle being lifted or even jacked off the ground. The only hang-up was the vehicle undercoating on frame made it a bit "sticky" to get the bolt holes aligned but with some manipulation was a great fit. Don't hesitate to do it yourself as dropping the exhaust is easy. 907051
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