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I was rear ended today at a stop light. The lady was probably going 3-4 mph. All it did was scratch up my trailer hitch(very minimal damage I might add). I have all the information gathered and I am going to file a claim. It did a fair amound of damage to the front of her 07 Honda Accord.

 

But, my main question here is..should I be concerned about a about the trailer hitch possibly being damaged where I cannot see it? Also, is this a fix where someone can just resurace the face of the trailer hitch? Thanks in advance guys.

GasHog369 Senior Enthusiast

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Do not file a claim with your insurance as it was not your fault! But you want to notify your insurance of it in case you have a problem with the other party... Been here done this.

 

Some biatch ran into the back of me. My tow hook that sticks out of my hitch sliced thru there license plate and ripped apart the front bumper / fascia / airdam of her saturn vue....

 

Just some small scratches in paint on hitch and bumper cap, small scratch.

 

I got the check from her insurance, and touched it all up myself.

 

Only thing to check back there mainly is the tow adapter plug.. make sure its not broken or bent..

 

This is the nice thing about having a solid chunk of steel on the back of a truck... No car can stand up to it! Simply because they are lower , and there hood takes the damage!

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Do not file a claim with your insurance as it was not your fault! But you want to notify your insurance of it in case you have a problem with the other party... Been here done this.

 

Some biatch ran into the back of me. My tow hook that sticks out of my hitch sliced thru there license plate and ripped apart the front bumper / fascia / airdam of her saturn vue....

 

Just some small scratches in paint on hitch and bumper cap, small scratch.

 

I got the check from her insurance, and touched it all up myself.

 

Only thing to check back there mainly is the tow adapter plug.. make sure its not broken or bent..

 

This is the nice thing about having a solid chunk of steel on the back of a truck... No car can stand up to it! Simply because they are lower , and there hood takes the damage!

 

Thanks for the reply. I am not going to file the claim under my insurance..I got all of the other drivers infomation. Calling All State to claim it under her insurance first thing in the morning. I looked at the adapter plug and it looks good. As I stated earlier..the damage is very minimal..but the matter of the fact is that there is damage. I was worried that somehow the trailer hitch itself could have gotten bend underneath where I cannot get a good look at it.

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in the mean time bring the truck YOURSELF to a reputable body shop, preferably a GM dealer's body shop and have it inspected. There may be damage to the bumper/ brackets that you aren't seeing. They can inspect everything and give you reassurance that no further damage is present. Her insurance will want to inspect it also, or they may just offer you $20 to repaint the thing, but I would have my own estimate performed.

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Tennessee98, sorrry that happend to you. I would take it to a few body shops just to make sure the frame wasn't tweaked. Going that slow you should be in the clear, but sometimes when the hitch takes the brunt of the impact, it can tweak the frame. Again, i would think not, but always good to check it out. I take it you are in Knoxveags too? Where did it happen?

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All it did was scratch up my trailer hitch(very minimal damage I might add).

 

Look under and check the welds to make sure they aren't cracked. Also check the bolts that connect it to the frame and make sure they are not bent.

 

 

This is the nice thing about having a solid chunk of steel on the back of a truck... No car can stand up to it! Simply because they are lower , and there hood takes the damage!

 

Must be nice, here in NY we can get a ticket for having our trailer hitch in without using it. The only thing they allow is a pindle hook style hitch to remain in the reciever. (EDIT: Didn't realize you were from NY)

 

This hasn't stopped me from leaving mine in...

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