Can I Use a B&W Companion Hitch With a Plastic Bed Liner on 2017 Ford F-350?

Published 11/15/2019

Question:

will I have to remove the plastic bed linner which was installed by Ford on my f350 super duty in order to install a companop bwrvk 3300. the truck is a 2017

asked by: Michael R

Helpful Expert Reply:

Yes. You will either need to remove or cut out the space that your B&W Companion Hitch # BWRVK3300 sits in so that it can have complete contact with the truck bed surface; you could also switch to a spray in liner if you wanted to make sure you had something in there for when your hitch wasn't installed.

The reasoning behind this is that the plastic bed liner is prone to moving around which could cause damage to the bolts that attached into the OEM puck system on your 2017 Ford F-350 and additionally, there could be issues that keep the bolts from getting to the required torque specifications.

expert reply by: Erik B