How to Install a trailer hitch on 2014 Honda CR-V

How to install a trailer hitch on 2014 Honda CR-V
Honda CR-V fourth generation: 2012-2016

In this video, I'm installing an Torklift EcoHitch trailer hitch to be used for hauling bikes. The trailer hitch shown in this video is a Torklift EcoHitch for the 2012-2016 Honda CR-V, item no. X7297. After the installation, this video shows you various options for using a trailer hitch and bike racks on your Honda CR-V, including measurements for ground clearance to the bottom of the trailer hitch, to the bottom of the bike rack, and to the bottom of the bike tires.

I show the trailer hitch with a Maxxhaul 50397 Trailer Hitch Riser mounted to the EcoHitch. I also show the trailer hitch with a Maxxhaul 50025 Hitch Mount 2-Bike Rack and with a Yakima FullTilt Tilting Hitch 5-Bike Rack.

The broken Honda bumper clips I mentioned in the video (3 of them along the bottom underside of the bumper) were replaced with Honda OEM part #91505-TM8-003.

This video is not sponsored in any way by Honda, Torklift, Maxxhaul, or Yakima.

Here are the part numbers and ASIN (Amazon) info for all parts shown in the video:

1. Torklift Ecohitch for 2014 Honda CR-V, Item No. X7297, 2-inch receiver, rated at 525 lbs. tongue weight at the receiver

2. MaxxHaul 50397 Trailer Hitch Riser with 4-inch rise/drop, fits 2-inch hitch receivers and has a 500 lbs. tongue weight (search Amazon for ASIN B08F2YFVBM)

3. MaxxHaul 70050 Trailer Hitch Lock, heavy duty 5/8" hitch locking receiver pin, fits 2-inch hitch receivers (search Amazon for ASIN B008CE0ZJM)

4. MaxxHaul 50023 Hitch Tightener Anti Rattle Stabilizer for 1.25-inch to 2-inch hitches (search Amazon for ASIN B07JDD8L3H)

5. MaxxHaul 50025 Hitch Mount 2 Bike Rack, hitch adapter fits standard 1.25-inch and 2-inch hitch receivers, 100 lbs. capacity (search Amazon for ASIN B07G5VLMN1)

6. Yakima FullTilt Tilting Hitch Bike Rack (up to 5 bikes), hitch adapter fits standard 1.25-inch and 2-inch hitch receivers, 150lbs. capacity (search Amazon for ASIN B009SM5HOK)