CURT 13230 Installation guide

Type
Installation guide

CURT 13230 is a trailer hitch receiver designed for the 2012 DODGE DAKOTA. It allows you to tow trailers and carry heavy loads. The hitch has a gross load capacity of 5,000 lbs. when used with a weight-carrying hitch and 8,000 lbs. when used with a weight-distribution hitch. The tongue weight capacity is 500 lbs. for weight-carrying hitches and 800 lbs. for weight-distribution hitches. The hitch is easy to install, with no drilling required. It comes with all the necessary hardware and detailed instructions.

CURT 13230 is a trailer hitch receiver designed for the 2012 DODGE DAKOTA. It allows you to tow trailers and carry heavy loads. The hitch has a gross load capacity of 5,000 lbs. when used with a weight-carrying hitch and 8,000 lbs. when used with a weight-distribution hitch. The tongue weight capacity is 500 lbs. for weight-carrying hitches and 800 lbs. for weight-distribution hitches. The hitch is easy to install, with no drilling required. It comes with all the necessary hardware and detailed instructions.

Parts List
ITEM QTY PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION
1 1 3_4 - 10 x 3 FHSCS FLAT HEAD SOCKET CAP SCREW, ZP
2 4 1/2" WASHER WIDE
GROSS LOAD CAPACITY WHEN USED AS A WEIGHT CARRYING HITCH: LBS. TRAILER WEIGHT & LBS. TONGUE WEIGHT.
GROSS LOAD CAPACITY WHEN USED AS A WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION HITCH: LBS. TRAILER WEIGHT & LBS. TONGUE WEIGHT
***DO NOT EXCEED VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED TOWING CAPACITY.***
HITCH WEIGHT: LBS.
INSTALL TIME: MINUTES
INSTALL NOTES:
- NO DRILLING REQUIRED
INSTALLATION STEPS
PERIODICALLY CHECK THIS RECEIVER HITCH TO ENSURE THAT ALL FASTENERS
ARE TIGHT AND THAT ALL STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS ARE SOUND.
Curt Manufacturing Inc., warrants this product to be free of defects in material and/or workmanship at the time of retail purchase by the original purchaser. If the product is found to be defective,
Curt Manufacturing Inc., may repair or replace the product, at their option, when the product is returned, prepaid, with proof of purchase. Alteration to, misuse of, or improper installation of
this product voids the warranty. Curt Manufacturing Inc.'s liability is limited to repair or replacement of products found to be defective, and specifically excludes liability for incidental or
consequential loss or damage.
5,000
500
39
30
8,000
800
DODGE DAKOTA
7/18/2012
13230
INSTALLED HITCH POSITION
1. Remove the (4) existing M14 flange bolts from the frame, (2) per side, as shown. (Save the bolts for reuse
in Step 2.)
2. Raise the hitch into position and reinstall the M14 flange bolts removed in Step 1 with the additional washers provided,
as shown. Do not tighten.
3. Install the 3/4" flat head socket cap screw through the center hole in the bumper and into the threaded spacer
on the hitch as shown.
4. Tighten the bolts installed in Step 2.
5. Torque all 3/4" fasteners to 380 ft-lbs, and all M14 fasteners to 126 ft-lbs.
BUMPER SUPPORT
EXISTING WELDNUTS
(BOTH SIDES)
TOOLS REQUIRED
21mm SOCKET
1/2" HEX BIT SOCKET
RATCHET
TORQUE WRENCH
2
EXISTING FASTENER
DRIVER SIDE FRAME RAIL
PASSENGER SIDE FRAME RAIL
BUMPER
BUMPER
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CURT 13230 Installation guide

Type
Installation guide

CURT 13230 is a trailer hitch receiver designed for the 2012 DODGE DAKOTA. It allows you to tow trailers and carry heavy loads. The hitch has a gross load capacity of 5,000 lbs. when used with a weight-carrying hitch and 8,000 lbs. when used with a weight-distribution hitch. The tongue weight capacity is 500 lbs. for weight-carrying hitches and 800 lbs. for weight-distribution hitches. The hitch is easy to install, with no drilling required. It comes with all the necessary hardware and detailed instructions.

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