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How to Install the Curt Trailer Hitch on a 2017 Toyota RAV4

Hello everybody, Clayton here at etrailer.com. Here at etrailer.com, we install, test and review a lot of different products to help you as a customer make a more educated decision before your purchase. And today we're gonna be working on a 2017 Toyota RAV4, and we're gonna be taking a look at and I'll be showing you how to install a class 3 hitch by curt. This is what our hitch is gonna look like… see more >

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