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How to Install the etrailer Class III Trailer Hitch on a 2016 Jeep Cherokee e38AR

Hello neighbors it's Brad here at etrailer, and today we're taking a look and installing the etrailer trailer hitch receiver, on a 2016 Jeep Cherokee. Now this is what the hitch is gonna look like when it's installed and you'll see pretty quickly that this is an exposed cross tube. So you are able to see the hitch while it's on the vehicle. But really as you stand back it does stay kind of hidden… see more >

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