Trailer Hitch Installation - 2016 Honda CR-V - Draw-Tite 75742 Video

The bolts that come with the Draw-Tite #75742 for your 2014 Honda CR-V are 10mm bolts. These are the hex bolts M10X 1.25X 30. I went ahead and attached the diagram that shows these bolts in the instructions and where they install. They are item #1…

It does seem rather odd that Draw-Tite #75742 would construct the hitch with a mount to attach a trailer connector mounting bracket when the trailer connector harnesses for the vehicle are designed to be installed so that the trailer connector is…

Your 2015 Honda CRV has a towing capacity of 1500 lbs max. The 2017 Aliner Scout has an unloaded weight of 1180 lbs with a max carrying capacity of 1320 lbs to give a gvwr of 2500 lbs. As long as you keep the towing weight under 1500 lbs when loaded,…

Sorry to hear about your car accident and your hitch and bike rack being damaged. As far as installing a new hitch, the first thought that comes to mind is, because of the accident, are all the necessary attachment points for a trailer hitch on the…

In the trailer world GTW stands for Gross Trailer Weight, and TW means tongue weight. Gross trailer weight is the entire weight of the trailer and tongue weight is the amount of vertical load that is on the coupler of the trailer. Basically how the…

For your 2014 Honda CR-V 2WD, I highly recommend the Draw-Tite Max-Frame Trailer Hitch Receiver #75742. This Class III hitch is confirmed to fit your vehicle and will use existing holes in the CR-V's frame for a no-drill installation. It will…

I can certainly help you out. The TW is the tongue weight. This is the weight of the trailer at the coupler that attaches to the ball mount on the trailer hitch. It should be 10 to 15 percent of the GTW or gross trailer weight. The gross trailer…

The installation of a hitch like the #C66KR will not interfere with the power liftgate on your 2022 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. The only thing it may impact is the hands-free sensor. So your key fob and the button will continue to work as intended. However,…

I did some checking and it looks like your 2016 Honda CR-V has a 1,500 lb towing capacity so as long as you stay under that trailer weight you'd be fine to install a hitch like the #75742 that you referenced. I attached an install video for this…

For your 2014 Honda CR-V we have two hitch sizes available. The smaller and very light duty 1-1/4 inch size and the much more popular and versatile 2 inch size which has higher towing capacities. I would say that you will want the 2 inch size as…

The wire that you see in the pictures for the Curt Trailer Hitch, #C11290, is called a fishwire or bolt leader. It is used to pull bolts and other hardware needed for hitch installation into place in hard to reach or otherwise inaccessible places on…

When we installed the Draw Tite trailer hitch part #75742 on a 2016 Honda CR-V just like yours we found the distance from the top of the hitch opening down to the ground to be 14-1/2 inches. A lot of people who are looking for this info are doing so…