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Originally Posted by Telescopist
Which Toyota are you referencing? My 4Runner has a Class 111 hitch.
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That's "Class III", or "Class 3"... but that's okay.
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Originally Posted by Telescopist
I posed that question whether or not my hitch receiver is 'Class 3 for WDH' by calling Reese Hitches. I'm not convince they even understood what I was asking about.
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Customer service people are often technically clueless. Whether or not a hitch receiver is rated for WD use is a normal specification for the product. Separate maximum trailer weight ratings are routinely provided for weight-carrying (without WD) and weight-distributing (with WD) use; obviously, if there is no weight-distributing value given, WD use is not allowed.
Is your hitch receiver a Reese-branded product, a Toyota-branded accessory made by Reese, a Toyota accessory from an unknown manufacturer, or part of the 4Runner? The 2019 4Runner appears to have an integrated hitch, which means that it is part of the vehicle, not something additional bolted on as an accessory; that's why there is no hitch receiver offered by Toyota as an accessory, and no aftermarket hitch receivers sold for this vehicle by eTrailer.com (for instance). Reese wouldn't know anything about what Toyota built.
Assuming that the hitch receiver is an integral part of the 4Runner, whatever the owner's manual says about using it is correct - if it says you can use WD, the hitch receiver is WD-capable (suitable for use with a WD hitch system). Unfortunately, the 2019 4Runner manual appears to say nothing about WD at all - it's mostly generic towing information that Toyota puts in all of their manuals - so that doesn't help much. Unless there is a sticker on the receiver saying not to use WD, it appears that it is not an issue for Toyota so my opinion would be to use it if you want.