Recommended Hitch for a 2024 Kia Forte
Updated 09/09/2025 | Published 11/14/2023
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Question:
I need a hitch for a 2024 Kia Forte. Which one do you recommend?
asked by: June
Expert Reply:
To add a hitch to your 2024 Kia Forte, I recommend the Curt item # C55HR. This hitch is custom fit and bolts to your Kia with included hardware. This is a class I hitch with a 1-1/4" receiver. It has a 2,000 lbs towing capacity and a 200 lbs maximum tongue weight.
I really like the Curt Hitch item # C55HR because the crosstube mounts behind your rear bumper leaving only the 1-1/4" receiver exposed. This not only looks better but it helps with ground clearance which is important with a car that sits so low to the ground.
Please note that this hitch only fits the sedan models. It will not fit the GT's.
If you are planning on towing you will also need a wiring harness item # C54ER and the Draw-Tite Drawbar item # 3593 and then for hitch balls item # 19258 for a 2 inch ball or item # 19256 for a 1-7/8 inch ball.
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Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - Class I - 1-1/4"
- Trailer Hitch
- For Towing
- Class I
- 200 lbs TW
- 2000 lbs GTW
- 1-1/4 Inch Hitch
- Concealed Cross Tube
- CURT
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Steve H.
9/8/2025
Hi Jerred H, The Curt Hitch #C55HR is not designed for the 2024 Kia Forte as per Curt Manufacturing. The Kia Forte non-GT model has the same rear bumper as the GT model, matching part numbers. After purchasing a Curt C55HR and attempting to install it on a 2024 Kia Forte LXS, I found that the instructions with the hitch are for a 2021 Kia Forte and did not work for the updated bumper on the 2024 Kia Forte. After a lengthy period of back and forth emails with Curt Manufacturing engineering, this was their response; Michael V. Wed, Sep 3, 1:57?PM (5 days ago) to me Hello Steve, At this time there have been no updates. The bumper on you car is just like to GT line, which is excluded from all fitment currently. The instructions with the Curt Hitch #C55HR show pictures of a 2021 Kia Forte bumper, even the "KIA" logo on the rear deck lid is of the 2021 era. Apparently someone at Curt engineering dropped the ball on this one! You may want to look into this and inform your customers acordingly.