The Torklift hitch picture looks to have holes on the side AND the bottom...(although the statement says the actual one may be different than the picture) so maybe the bottom ones are for another vehicle.
Has anyone tried this on their seltos? I bought the 2022 and its towing capacity is 2,994 lbs. I need to hall a trailer and my canam so id like a class 2. Thanks!
Interesting, where did you find information on towing capacity and when I check etrailer.com it doesn't come up with that hitch 2022 Kia Seltos Trailer Hitch Draw-Tite | etrailer.com
Well that's your choice, manual says towing not recommended, no where does it say your warranty would be voided .The Seltos is more than capable to tow some thing less than 1000 lb js
I wish it was a choice, but when a dealer directly tells you they won't cover your powertrain if you tow, that's not exactly a choice. That's a decision to say screw the warranty I'll take my chances. On an engine and transmission package that has already been recalled twice, better safe than sorry. I am curious what KIA themselves has to say. I'll post their reply here when I receive it.
That's unfortunate, my dealer took me out to Seltos in the lot at the time of purchase and showed me were it was mounted and it would be fine to tow a small utility trailer.
Interesting. Wondering if it's dealer specific then? If KIA themselves says it's covered I can at least use that if anything happens.
Hey SteveD,
That's completely incorrect. Many platform racks recommend 2inch hitches and some like 4 bike racks only fit 2inch.
Hey Kayce, sorry it tool a while to respond; have been out of the country for a bit. I did get a response from the mfg, Torklift, who said that they tested the 2021 hitch on the 2022 Seltos and it fits:
Did you end up buying this or trying anything else?I decided against the Torklift as the price increased significantly since I was looking at it last... Draw-tite now has a 2" hitch for the 2022 Seltos (I have the SX Turbo), more reasonable cost and it fit perfectly. Have to be really careful in snaking in the bolts.
My wife and I have decided to go ahead with hitching up the Seltos and getting a small tent trailer to dip our toes in the travel trailer waters. From everything that I have read, it seems that this will be a good pairing. I am looking to get a trailer around 1,400-1,600 lbs with a hitch weight of ~10%. Therefore a class I should be sufficient. That said, the Draw-tite 2" is appealing if only for the increased hitch weight allowance (300 lbs vs the class I 200 lbs).
Hello Dave, I think it's pushing the Seltos rear suspension to have over 200 lb tongue weight. I doubt you can purchase a 1500 lb trailer in Canada that has brakes. The hitch installation is relatively simple, I would recommend two person job to lift it. The trickiest part I found was holding the fastener in place after removing snake wire to install nuts. Make sure you purchase plug & play wiring kit, the installation is simple. I was a little concerned removing the tail light, after removing the fasteners I had to use quite a bit of sliding force to dislocate them from the grommets(it's not as easy as youtbe makes it look lol), was actually a little concerned about cracking them but it all went well in the end. All in all you should be ok, but I would concentrate keeping the travel weight down I think the Seltos suspension is soft.
That's a good point. I wasn't really planning on pushing it past 200 either way, I guess I'm just a peace of mind kinda person - sort of like how I overbuild my decks and sheds
