A trailer hitch cover assembly for a motor vehicle includes a hitch insert having an aperture extending longitudinally therethrough to fit over a hitch tube of a trailer hitch on a motor vehicle, and a rotatable door covering the aperture. The trailer hitch cover assembly also includes a top cover plate mounted to the hitch insert and a front cover plate mounted to the hitch insert and having an aperture extending therethrough aligned with the hitch tube of the trailer hitch.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
The present application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/716,666, filed Nov. 20, 2000, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/183,104, filed Oct. 30, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,176,506, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/795,481, filed Feb. 11, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,934,699.
A hitch arrangement includes a hitch member, coupled to a towing vehicle. The hitch member is positionable in a stored position and in a deployed position and conforms to a contour of the rear end of the vehicle when in the stored position.
A trailer hitch-mounted reverse sensing device for a vehicle for indicating to the driver an object behind the vehicle comprises a housing with an extension extending from the housing. The extension is configured to be removably received within a receiver of a towing hitch. The housing includes a front face having a central portion, and first and second end portions. The first and second portions are angled such that a line transverse to either the first or second end portions is directed toward the centerline of the vehicle between the front and rear of the vehicle. First and second sensors are disposed in respective first and second end portions and directed toward the rear of the vehicle along the transverse line. A control module is disposed within the housing and operably connected to the sensors to determine the distance of the object sensed by the sensors. An indicator is operably connected to the control module and activated by the control module to provide an indication of distance to the object sensed by the sensors at the rear of the vehicle.