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Old Mar 13, 2022 | 06:26 PM
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My 2015 has a front receiver on it. Was that a factory option? Wondering what the max tongue weight for the front is. Can’t locate anything in the owners manual.
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Old Mar 13, 2022 | 06:40 PM
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The front receiver was installed by a previous owner as it was not offered as an option from the factory. You might be able to find a sticker or other marking on the receiver indicating the brand and model number to determine the max tongue weight.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2022 | 06:36 AM
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E-Trailer dot com has pretty good descriptions of front receiver specs. That's where I bought mine.
 
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Originally Posted by frysl
My 2015 has a front receiver on it. Was that a factory option? Wondering what the max tongue weight for the front is. Can’t locate anything in the owners manual.
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they are typically 500lbs tonged and 8000 - 9000 straight line pull,



 
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Old Mar 15, 2022 | 03:38 PM
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Looking at Etrailer.com, it appears there are 3 hitches available.

The Drawtite and Curt both have the receiver coming out from under the bumper and have a 500lbs vertical load and 9,000lbs linear load limit.

The EcoHitch comes out of the middle opening (front license plate area) of the bumper and has a 1000lbs vertical load and 10,000lbs linear load limit.
 
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