CURT 13397 Class 3 Trailer Hitch, 2-Inch Receiver, Fits Select Honda CR-V

Fits, looks & works great! Easy install just have to drop exhaust a bit & trim off a small piece of bumper for fit.

Perfect fit. Excellent build quality. When the big one happens, two things will be left standing: Cockroaches, and this hitch.

WE used it on our Honda crv to move our furniture connected to a 5' x 8' trailer. Easy to install yourself, if you have the patience.

It fits right on but for one person it takes a couple of hours to install it

Hi guys, i don’t usually review things too much but I had to toss this one up for 6th gen CRV owners. While this does fit our vehicles it’s not really MADE for our vehicles. I installed it and the instructions didn’t have the proper measurements for the cutouts. Also the hitch RUBS up against the body of my car. I’ve included photos and sadly I was installing this myself the first time so I ended up bolting it up and it did make contact where it SHOULDN’T. So CURT needs to do something about this instead of trying to simply profit off a product made for a previous gen vehicle.

First of all, I bought this class III hitch for my bike rack. I have no intention of towing a trailer with this vehicle.Now for the installation…It’s a tight fit but it does fit. I kept getting hung up trying to slide the hitch past the recovery loop. Be patient!The directions for trimming the lower fascia are incorrect (at least for my year and model of CR-V). The directions tell you to cut it back 1.375 inches. I had to trim the fascia back 1.75 inches to get it to nest around the hitch and reconnect on the underside.Additionally, There is a separate layer of rigid plastic under the fascia that also needs to be trimmed back. There is no mention of this layer in the directions. Be careful when cutting this layer. The sensor cable for the hatch leg kick are mounted on this layer. I unclipped the cable and pulled it out of the way prior to cutting.Otherwise, I’m happy with the directions and the install.

Some time during shipping the heavy cardboard container was dropped (lots of repair to the box). The part got bent. Fortunately I have a hydraulic car frame bender to fix it. This Towing Receiver is very solid (more than I needed for a bike rack). The Honda Frame limits the load capability to ~350 lbs. On a stronger car this "Receiver" is rated at 550 vertical pounds at the hitch.Just be sure to check that the 2 Mointing "Arms" are perfectly parallel... else it won't mount easily on a Honda CR-V. You'd waste a day finding the problem. With an undamaged part.... a Novice should easily get it installed in an hour (with help getting it into position - easier with 2 people). Check out YouTube Installation Videos... way better than the (bad) photo instructions sent with the part.

After watching the installation video on youtube a couple of times, I embarked on the installation all by myself. It wasn't has hard as I thought. With determination, I conquered it and was proud of myself. It looked really good too behind my vehicle.