2025 Bronco Sport Trailer Hitch

[Nellie123]

3 weeks into my new 2025 BS Outer Banks. 3rd BS. Love them.
21 and 23 easy bolt on aftermarket trailer hitch. Used Curt 13474.
2025 redesigned rear bumper. Curt 13474 doesn't fit. Believe me I tried. Etrailer took it off website.
Ford OEM #SZ1Z-19D520-A is new hitch. Backordered. Go figure.
Drawtite 76436 will fit BUT hangs down way to low. Drop is 7.25" should only be 5" drop.
Anyone come up with something that looks factory installed?
I'm thinking of buying cheap $100 eBay 76436 and cut/reweld drop 2" shorter. Only using hitch for bikes and cargo cart.
Or wait out Ford OEM correct hitch.
Ideas?
Here's a picture of the Drawtite 76436 installed on 25. You can see it's much too low.

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[Nellie123]

Here picture from another member. Just doesn't look clean being this low. Probably going to hit ground first time on the trail.

 

[wireman]

3 weeks into my new 2025 BS Outer Banks. 3rd BS. Love them.
21 and 23 easy bolt on aftermarket trailer hitch. Used Curt 13474.
2025 redesigned rear bumper. Curt 13474 doesn't fit. Believe me I tried. Etrailer took it off website.
Ford OEM #SZ1Z-19D520-A is new hitch. Backordered. Go figure.
Drawtite 76436 will fit BUT hangs down way to low. Drop is 7.25" should only be 5" drop.
Anyone come up with something that looks factory installed?
I'm thinking of buying cheap $100 eBay 76436 and cut/reweld drop 2" shorter. Only using hitch for bikes and cargo cart.
Or wait out Ford OEM correct hitch.
Ideas?
Here's a picture of the Drawtite 76436 installed on 25. You can see it's much too low.

If you don't need it right away, I would wait for the OEM.

I haven't seen an aftermarket hitch that sits at the same height as OEM.

They all look aftermarket. I don 't like looking at the crossbar that a lot of them seem to show after installation. JMO

 

[Nellie123]

I beg to differ.

If you don't need it right away, I would wait for the OEM.

I haven't seen an aftermarket hitch that sits at the same height as OEM.

They all look aftermarket. I don 't like looking at the crossbar that a lot of them seem to show after installation. JMO

Both aftermarket hitches I installed on the 21 & 23 were nearly identical to OEM. No visible cross bars or hanging lower than factory.
The 2025s redesigned bumper is the issue.
I'm confident etrailer will have one of the aftermarket mfgs roll out a clean fit way before Ford gets around to releasing part SZ1Z19D520A and at a 3rd of the price ?

 

[ELCouz]

If that can give you an idea of the factory installed hitch height on 2025 BL.

 

[Nellie123]

If that can give you an idea of the factory installed hitch height on 2025 BL.

Thanks for pictures. Boom... nothing like factory OEM.
Of course that's with the Black Diamond or Sasquatch pkg?
25 BS Outer Banks bumper is slightly different size and certainly doesn't look that cool.
Thanks again ?

 

[ELCouz]

Thanks for pictures. Boom... nothing like factory OEM.
Of course that's with the Black Diamond or Sasquatch pkg?
25 BS Outer Banks bumper is slightly different size and certainly doesn't look that cool.
Thanks again ?

Sasquatch pkg.

 

[Jake25]

 

[jmg]

try uhaul i bought their hitch with install
preserved my ride height -2024 bb
that's who does all my hitches.

 

[Nellie123]

Thanks. That's a classic version of Drawtite 76436. Looks great on the 24 because your bumper skirt is at least 3" lower than 25. So....the 7.5" drop looks factory on the 24 but would be 2.5" lower than the bumper trim on the 25( like the picture of Germain Ford above that looks crappy).
I'm buying cheap $105 eBay one and shortening drop 2.5". Dimensions are identical to Drawtite/U haul 76436 except cheap Chinese knockoff.
I'll update this post when I finish.

 

[AZGOBronco]

I have a U-haul hitch for sale. $100. Eee my separte post. I am in Scottsdale AZ if interested. U-haul can install it. It requires cutting a notch out of your plastic bumper which is no big deal. You can contact me at [email protected].

 

[CancunBadlands]

If not rush, the OEM is the way to go

 

[Nellie123]

Ok folks. We're talking 2025. Not 2024. Only current hitch that is available with a OEM finished look for the 2025 Bronco Sport is Fords OEM hitch SZIZ19D520A at a cost over $400.
I however cut and modified a 76436 hitch to fit and look OEM for less than $150.
I've attached drawing and picture of finished look. Use it if you are handy and want to save a lot of money.
I'm done beating this subject. Happy Trails.

 

[AZGOBronco]

Interesting comments regarding hitches. I am the one advertising the hitch for sale. It was installed and looked great and did not hang below the bumper. It was installed after I got rear ended but the collision center decided to take it off and install a OEM hitch. Looks great also. Still for sale in AZ. Hitch was $200 new at U-Haul. Well built. I actually think it is the same as the Drawtite.

 

[TheX]

Mine came stock, I thought it was standard...must be part of my Sasquatch package?

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