ETrailer.com lists 2 items for EUV. Both are class III. So it's doable. Further, the site lists the difficulties as 10 out of 10. So it's quite challenging. I bought twice from them, both were listed as 4 out of 10. If you dare the adventure, then you can give it a go.

 

+1 for etrailer
I've bought 4 hitches from them - Honda Fit, Prius gen 3, Prius V, and now Bolt EV.
price is fair and service top notch.

 

The Draw Tite 76525 is a good choice. The 10 of 10 difficulty is relative. I installed mine a couple of weeks ago, and as a long time DIYer, I would give it a 5 or 6. There are a few good videos on YouTube.

 

There are some good post (recent ones) on pulling light loads (up to 2,000 pounds) with the Bolt. This has for sure made me question if I will (or won't) buy the Maverick I ordered LAST year, that Ford will probably build 6 months from now, after letting My2023 orders pass me in line (I actually have a VIN/build week months ago, then they cancelled it).

I'm excited now that I can still tow with this, and I'll get it first, so if I am not happy with it I can always sell and keep the trucklette (unless Ford pushes me from a My2022>My2023>MY2024).

 

Are the EUV's certified to tow? If not, forget it. The liability is too great...

 

I have a good friend in the insurance business, he said he had never seen a claim denied because of a car having a trailer hitch on it.

 

The Curt hitch looks nice. It mounts to the bumper bolts just like a lot of the nicest European hitches. Curt lists it as “easy.”

I am generally a fan of Curt brand hitches… I have installed quite a few. I did not like their design for the Bolt EV, and ended up going with the Drawtite, because it used the bumper bolts (and other bolt holes). But for the EUV, I do like Curt’s design.

 

I was curious about the weight of the hitches so I messaged etrailer. com. I liked the ECO-HITCH purely because there was no trimming of the fairing but it is considerably heavier, and pricier than the CURT or DRAWTITE. Since I'm only going to use it as a bike rack I'm thinking the CURT will be in my future. The Drawtite isnt officially approved as of yet for the 23 EUV.

ECO-HITCH = 52 lbs
CURT = 29 lbs
DRAW-TITE = 30 LBS

 

Here's a worthy accessory for the hitch.

Mockins Hitch Mount Cargo Basket w/ Net, Straps, Foldable Shank & 2" Raise - 2023-02-27

Home Depot has Mockins Hitch Mount Cargo Carrier Set w/ Net, Basket, Straps, Foldable Shank & 2" Raise (500-lb Capacity) on sale for $119.99. Shipping is free. Thanks to Deal Hunter minntw

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My Curt hitch arrived a week ago and I was waiting for the weather to warm up in NJ so that the little plastic clips holding the trim and bumper on are as pliable as possible. I'm always afraid of breaking clips. Does anyone have a good maintenance diagram or source for the little clips holding the black unpainted rear wheel well trim? Just in case I break one or two. Those are the ones that I'm most worried about

 

I put the Drawtite on my EUV last week. The hardest part was getting one of the flex latches below the running light to release. The trim clips on the black trim were relatively easy.

'Wrenching Fool' guy on youtube has the best video. I installed the Tekonsha light kit at the same time because my bike rack has lights. Definitely do them at the same time if both are to be installed.

One of the flex latches broke near one of the running lights so having warmer temperatures or heating up the plastic would likely help.

 

Well that was a PIA!
Installed the Curt this morning. Biggest problem I ran into was getting the metal bumper off the car. Nuts came right off but the bumper must have been torqued a bit when they installed it. I could see some of the threads were rubbed when the factory put it on. After beating it with a rubber mallet for a while I got it off and opened a couple of the holes a bit. Took about 2.5 hours to install. Glad that its over with.
Super efficient car, the bike not so much.

 

The hitch receiver sits right about 6" off the ground. Seems really low. I wonder how it will do over some of the larger speed bumps?

 

Yeah, I'm looking at a hitch for using a bike rack too and wondered the same thing. Thanks for the note!

 

Nice! Those bike tires are almost as wide as the Bolt's!

 

I definitely didn't get the top bumper portion back together properly. The area in the pic needs to clip somehow but I can figure to what. Anyone familiar with this area of the bumper?

 

I definitely didn't get the top bumper portion back together properly. The area in the pic needs to clip somehow but I can figure to what. Anyone familiar with this area of the bumper?

I can move the rear bumper fasica by hand ~1/4" from underneath.
Appears it rests on the 2 brackets and maybe has a tiny bit of plastic on outer edge that's supposed to limit movement

That's the 2 brackets you can see with the bumper off as in Wrenching Fool's hitch install video that are above the rear vents.

 

Great pic thanks. I do believe I know what I'm looking at in that pic. Lol

 

After staring at the brackets and wiggling the plastic bumper around for 15 minutes it's sitting better than it was. I never got the satisfaction of a secure click or snap like anything is actually holding it securely. It just seems like it resting on that bracket and it allows it to float around a bit. I guess for those little parking lot bumps that happen without braking any plastic.

 

I'd checked mine while the liftgate was closed and had the slight movement in the brackets.
Probably the liftgate resting against it when closed is intended to the top of the bumper snug.