Originally Posted by
soyabean
Most, if not all car manufacturers, will make factory hitches for TOW weight only and not TONGUE weight.
These are two very different things.
Car manufacturers specify both maximum values, but many owners don’t understand the difference. IIRC the maximum Tongue weight for my OEM car hitch is 350 lbs while the max Tow weight is 3,500 lb.
They also specify a maximum overhang distance for the tongue weight.