Will the Same Hitch Work on the 2025 Subaru Forester Base Model and the Wilderness Edition?
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What 2inch hitches work for a 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness Edition? The 2025 Wilderness body style is the same as the 2024 Forester. The new 2025 body style of the Forester does NOT apply to the 2025 Wilderness Edition. Thanks
asked by: Tom H
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Hello Tom,
Congrats on the new 2025 Subaru Wilderness! What is your favorite new feature?
I went ahead and reached out to the Subaru OEM parts website and was able to confirm that the same hitch will work for the both the 2025 Forester and the Wilderness Edition. So that means that the frame on the vehicle is the same (at least at the rear of the vehicle) even if the body is different. I know the Wilderness is raised a bit more than the base and has a wider bumper, which will help with keeping the receiver somewhat concealed.
For your 2025 Subaru Wilderness I would go with our etrailer Trailer Hitch Receiver # e83ZR, it has a nice black matte finish which I think gives it that nice OEM look. I attached an install that we did on a 2024 Wilderness, we have not had the pleasure of installing one on the 2025. If you are close to Wentzville, MO we would love to do the install for you free of charge so we can have the video for it.
I see that you already found the wiring, the Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector # C56040 is going to be a great fit. Don't forget to grab a Mounting Bracket 4-Pole Flat # 18144 for a clean looking install.
What are you mainly going to be using the hitch for?
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Tom H.
3/2/2025
We love the added ground clearance of the Wilderness Edition as we will be using the hitch primarily to haul our bikes. Thanks for your help.