Does Installation of Hitch 75902 on 2018 Nissan Rogue Affect Rear Lift Gate Sensors

Updated 05/31/2019 | Published 05/29/2019

Question:

Does the installation of the hitch for the 2018 Nissan Rogue interfere with the hands-free kick to open liftgate or affect the rear sensors in any way?

asked by: Donald

Expert Reply:

When a hitch like # 75902 is installed on a vehicle that has multiple rear bumper lift gate sensors usually it is only the center one that might be affected by the presence of the hitch tube. In practical terms all this means is that the liftgate function will need to be activated via one of the other sensors on the bumper. So instead of triggering the lift function by waving your foot near the center sensor as we'd all typically do, you'll simply do this near one of the others. I know of no hitch installation on any vehicle that will completely disable this convenient feature.

expert reply by: Adam R