Go to Buy OEM Kia Parts Online | Kia.Parts Store instead. They’re a dealership in Gilbert, Arizona and the hitch is $124 less than MSRP. Similarly, the bumper trim, wiring, and bumper protector.

Here are the part numbers that they verified for my VIN, also a GT Line.

Tow Hitch DOF61-AU000


Hitch Cover DOF61-AU790


Hitch Harness DOF67 AC000


Rear Bumper Applique DOF28-AU100


While their site doesn’t let you filter by EV9, their system still has the parts. User their contact form and send your vin asking, or place an order for what you think is right and they ask for your vin to verify compatibility before processing.

 

I forgot to add, I made the mistake of buying the hitch from KiaStuff, at full MSRP. I have it, but haven’t installed it yet. Just placed my Kia.parts order earlier today.

 

Is that a 4 pin wiring harness? Do you happen to know the part number for the 7 pin connector? (I know range will suck but would be nice to be able to move a braked trailer around town with it)

 

It’s listed by KiaStuff as a 4-pin. Once I receive mine from Kia.parts I’ll reconfirm here.

 

Viola!

 

That is a 7 pin, correct?

 

Did this require a change to the plastic trim at all to accommodate it? (I know it does on the Telluride)

 

Yep, it did require a new lower trim piece. I listed part numbers earlier here, at least ones for a GT Line.

 

This is all great news. Maybe I won't have to keep breaking out that janky 4-7 pin adapter.

 

Not saving anything with the shipping costs. FYI these are the parts needed for the EV9 Wind AWD Trim.

 

My shipping was $74 from Arizona to California.

Part Number​	Part Name​	Price​	Quantity​	Total​
DOF61-AU000​	Tow Hitch Kit​	$411.56​	1​	$411.56​
DOF61-AU790​	Tow Hitch Bumper Cov​	$117.43​	1​	$117.43​
DOF67-AC000​	Tow Hitch Harness​	$174.50​	1​	$174.50​
DOF28-AU100​	Applique Rear Bumper​	$60.36​	1​	$60.36​

Subtotal: $763.85​

Estimated Shipping to 95020 via Economy Shipping: $73.93​

Total: $837.78​

 

Did you install this yourself?

 

I’ve installed hitches myself on three of my past vehicles, but this time I decided to just have the dealer do it since my car was in to replace a dead cellular radio/modem module.

I did receive the receiver 😅and took it to the dealership. I reviewed the instructions, and didn’t think to scan them for sharing here - sorry. It read to be pretty straightforward. I didn’t read the wiring module though, just the hitch.

 

Great tip, thanks adamadam! What did the dealer charge you for labor?

 

My dealer had no clue how to install the hitch on the EV9 Wind Trim. They left the underside cover completely disconnected. I had to bring it back in and they called Kia corporate to walk them through it. Before and after the fix.

Also they charged me $600 for labor after quoting $500. Not too happy about that.

 

Thanks. But my dealer also ask for 2.5 hours for the hitch and 1 hour for the harness install.

 

The site says this is a 1 1/4 receiver - class 3. Is that true?

 

I just had one installed by the dealer - it is a 2" receiver

 

Could you maybe post a picture (with a ruler), or maybe the invoice with the hitch size. My dealer called KIa parts and they said KIA only makes a 1 1/4" Class 2 hitch. Thanks.

 

Here you go....

J

 

Thanks, Jeff. Did they certify it as a Class 3? That is what is needed to meet the 5000lb towing limit of the EV9 GT Line.

 

It is rated for 5000lbs.

 

Thanks, Jeff. Did they certify it as a Class 3? That is what is needed to meet the 5000lb towing limit of the EV9 GT Line.

 

I got a Land with the towing package, so it has the hitch and the 7-pin connector. In order to be able to have the trailer's brakes work, do I also need to install a brake controller like this?

 

I got a Land with the towing package, so it has the hitch and the 7-pin connector. In order to be able to have the trailer's brakes work, do I also need to install a brake controller like this?

If you have the harness installed by dealer, 7 pin. My Canadian Land AWD premium has a trailer setting in the car. It allows you to select the size of the trailer.
However, I don't know how the car will interact with the brakes...

 

What is the Rear Bumper Applique, is that required?

 

Just picked up the 3 parts from the dealer yesterday to install myself. When I ordered from them there was no mention of the bumper appliqué and I don’t expect it to be needed. I don’t know what that is or why it’s included in some orders. GT-Line

 

Anyone use a rear cargo box with their hitches? That's my current unnecessary want for my Land.

 

That's our main reason for installing the hitch. We have a hitch tray that we used with the Telluride and plan on using it for the EV9. Rumor is that on EVs the hitch box doesn't reduce the range as much as a topper on crossbars. Makes sense I guess.

 

Had EV Stealth EV9 towbar installed in Sydney, Australia this week. First one available here. Really neat finish. Let the EV adventures begin.
https://evstealthsolutions.com.au/shop/p/kia-ev9

 

Anyone order the Bumper cover part DOF61-AU790 for the GT-Line and find that is appears to be matte like the lower level trims and not glossy like the piece it is replacing? This is upsetting my OCD.

 

Yes it’s matte not glossy. I assumed the thinking there was that if we are installing the hitch then there will be activity and possibility for dirt/scratch/smudge in that area. The matte finish would be tougher?

 

The 190 is matte

 

Also? Above in this thread others are reporting the 790 as matte.

 

Has anyone had the OEM hitch installed without changing the plastic "bumper cover" part? Is that even possible?

I ask because my dealer has provided a quote to install a tow hitch that only includes the hitch part itself, no bumper cover.
I'm not sure if this is possible or if they are going to realise they need to order the bumper cover once they get half way through the install...

For reference my EV9 is a Land trim, and I only want the hitch installed (no harness).

 

In theory yes. You will just need to cut the openings and it won't be so molded to the hitch and the wiring harness sticking through. If no wiring harness even easier. Just a matter of how good you want it to look.

 

You could vinyl wrap the trim piece in black to match the rest of the trim; that is what I am doing tomorrow.

 

I just installed mine and realized that that piece is in such an inconspicuous place that you can't tell that it's not the gloss trim.

Side note: for those of you that got the hitch, did it come with a hitch ball? I was thinking mine had as it has the mount for it but for the life of me I can't find the ball and I think I was just imagining it.

 

Hi, i'm new in the EV world, I will receive my EV9 in a week or two, it was pretty hard to get information for the towing kit with a 7 pins connector, so i'm very happy to find this forum. I have one question that I did not found the answer yet, when your towing a trailer and use the brake generative, does it only light up the brake light on the trailer or wil it apply the brake on it too ? Where i go, there is a big hill and I use compression to go down and only use brake a few time to avoid overheating, but if the regenerative brake apply brakes on the trailer, i'm afraid that it will very bad for the trailer brake.

 

Seems like you would want the same reaction from the trailer brake as if you were towing with an ICE vehicle. If you didn’t have regenerative braking then you would be braking with the brake pedal and that would send a signal to the trailer to brake.

Yes, the regenerative braking will activate the trailer brakes. And that’s a good thing because you don’t want the trailer to end up in front of your car.

You could overpower the regenerative braking by using the brake pedal on a long steep downhill and slow way down so that then the car and trailer might slowly speed up instead of the brakes being ridden the whole way down.

Be careful not to mess with turning down your trailer brake though because you then risk sway and less emergency stop effectiveness.

 

Thank you, you make me think about something I did not think before, regenerative braking is a lot more powerfull than compression with gas motor. It will be a big change in my life to pull with an electric vehicule and I will adapt myself to the EV9 and not adapt the EV9 to me