Trailer Hitch Installation - 2017 Jeep Cherokee - Curt C13171 Video

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How to Install a Trailer Hitch on a 2017 Jeep Cherokee C13171

Today on our 2017 Jeep Cherokee we're going to take a look at and also show you how to install the Curt Custom-Fit Class 3 Trailer Hitch Receiver. It offers the two-inch by two-inch receiver tube opening. It's part number is C13171. This is what our hitch is going to look like installed. We're going to have the square crossbeam. It's going to come over and meet at our receiver tube opening.… see more >

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