RussBarnes Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 With the Ford shutdown of the Transit Connect, and wanting a Titanium, in July I found a new '22, 850 miles away. It had been ordered, but that customer backed out, so I did the deal. It hadn't been built until September and it was finally early November before it arrived at the dealer. I flew down and drove it home, nicer ride than I expected! We will be using this to take our dogs to Agility events in the SE. The ones we attend are indoors, but sometimes we have to park in grassy fields. On these 3 day events it can rain and depending on where you park, people get stuck in the mud. Fortunately, the other customer ordered a trailer hitch, so I can be towed from the rear. However, sometimes by the time you're stuck, you may need to be towed from the front. Looking under the front I found no tow eyes rings. In the owners manual and on the Ford parts lists it shows a tow eye (stored by the jack), but ours had NONE and the dealer hasn't a clue about whether one was supposed to be there or not and isn't doing much to help. So my question is: I have the hole in the front bumper for an eye, I can see the LH threaded insert in the frame, but our nearby Ford dealer says "not listed". I have looked on eBay and found used ones in Europe, but listed for up to 2014. Does anyone know if one of those will fit a '22? By chance does one they would sell that fits a '22? Does anyone have any other suggestions? Thanks for your feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Ridley Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) Ford does not supply the tow hook for US vehicles for some reason. Here is one post: Any hook for a Focus, TC, Escape etc will work. Look on ebay or Amazon. https://www.ebay.com/itm/322729050983?epid=1311273900&hash=item4b24268367:g:m6UAAOSwndZaaKOM&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4Mt8WkhwO2HADuQkqrGKut0hZQV%2BzWcx7f7DfzA28RqJxtlmmR2cAZbe3fqNFeg3KAV%2FsnGbxfuz8oeV0O3fcgdaygq6ulvIPvY5aS1gBPrCmklPca%2FqzT%2Fj6USlIsJRabZdlbwBNmj5RptUXFFCBT7LFeSlQDBgQD0gfTocktxg3vu6m7qUfiec2OfQ8sfVIaZlcRdceW%2B%2F2Ch13SGi4Gg1z%2BdwhUlKM0DvQhpz5YVkU6cCrU8uIzHsaA5EnACJajd8BwbbPQevMfxKOKUvDTxQP0X3rxczvfRs7u1BUYYr|tkp%3ABFBMgIrLzbJh Edited January 9, 2023 by Don Ridley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackGrimshaw Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Bought mine here. https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts/ford-recovery-hook-6m2z17a954a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussBarnes Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 Update: went on Amazon last evening about 8pm. Found a new one for $44, genuine Ford. Ordered it and it was here by 1:30pm. Thanks for clarification that Ford stopped shipping them, too bad they didn't Update the owners manual and educate their dealers on the subject....oh yea too interested in scheming to move to EV's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 So far, so good. I didn't get one. I haven't needed one.......yet. Almost all of my Transit Connect driving is on city streets. Nowhere to get stuck. I can always call a tow truck. Tow truck drivers are really good at wrapping a chain around your axle shaft and destroying your car. Something to consider is to have your own recovery strap. I always have one in my truck. Nothing like finding someone who is willing to help you out, you have the hook, and neither of you have a strap. Added security to have your own strap, and know that it's a good strap. RussBarnes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackGrimshaw Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Bought mine here. https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts/ford-recovery-hook-6m2z17a954a I'm glad I had bought one when I learned to turn off traction control the hard way. I was traveling a farm road in the spring and I needed some momentum to get thruogh a muddy spot.Traction Control subtlety applied my brakes until I was stopped in the mud and had to call for a tractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Benton Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 On 1/8/2023 at 7:23 PM, RussBarnes said: With the Ford shutdown of the Transit Connect, and wanting a Titanium, in July I found a new '22, 850 miles away. It had been ordered, but that customer backed out, so I did the deal. It hadn't been built until September and it was finally early November before it arrived at the dealer. I flew down and drove it home, nicer ride than I expected! We will be using this to take our dogs to Agility events in the SE. The ones we attend are indoors, but sometimes we have to park in grassy fields. On these 3 day events it can rain and depending on where you park, people get stuck in the mud. Fortunately, the other customer ordered a trailer hitch, so I can be towed from the rear. However, sometimes by the time you're stuck, you may need to be towed from the front. Looking under the front I found no tow eyes rings. In the owners manual and on the Ford parts lists it shows a tow eye (stored by the jack), but ours had NONE and the dealer hasn't a clue about whether one was supposed to be there or not and isn't doing much to help. So my question is: I have the hole in the front bumper for an eye, I can see the LH threaded insert in the frame, but our nearby Ford dealer says "not listed". I have looked on eBay and found used ones in Europe, but listed for up to 2014. Does anyone know if one of those will fit a '22? By chance does one they would sell that fits a '22? Does anyone have any other suggestions? Thanks for your feedback. I stole one from a VW New Beetle and it fit just fine in my 2016 Transit Connect. I suspect that they are somewhat generic. There are lots of aftermarket ones available on Amazon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussBarnes Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 On 2/3/2023 at 7:36 PM, Dave Benton said: I stole one from a VW New Beetle and it fit just fine in my 2016 Transit Connect. I suspect that they are somewhat generic. There are lots of aftermarket ones available on Amazon Thanks Dave. As I posted earlier I did find a new one online. Sure feels good to have one....just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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