Boomerweps Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Got the 2014 Transit Connect stuck in about a foot of snow beside a sloping driveway while picking up a friend. Wife brought over the Expedition & I could NOT find the damn screw in tow hook anywhere. Ended up putting a ball mount in the receiver hitch and wrapped a strap around that and I had to yank the transit out at a right angle due to limited space and heavy traffic. Could have yanked it straight forward If I had that tow hook. ? Looked in both rear side storage areas. NO storage area in the area showed in the owners manual. Any ideas, do I have to buy one? Cause that's pure B.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
103west43rd Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Boomerweps, in the 2010-2013 Transit Connect, the tow hook is in a pouch with the jack and lug wrench. One of our forum members should be able to confirm if it is in the same place in the 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtn Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 It's always together with tire changing bits. The attachment is in the front bumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomerweps Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Talked to the dealer service department, they say mine does NOT come with the tow recovery hook. Confirmed via ford national customer service that's true. Dealer parts department is researching the part and is to call me back with the cost. Maybe the "required by some countries to be supplied" means European ones but not the US. Parts dept. called while I was typing. I think it was near $40 and is only listed thru 2013. So he's ordering one that we will test fit. If it fits, I was it. Said he's sold several recovery hooks to Escape owners that have a similar setup. If it wasn't for the left hand thread, I'd just by some forged rigging eyes and use those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G B L Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Recovery Hook Its avaliable from Fordaccessories.com Hope this helps Part No: 6M2Z-17A954-A SRP: $31.81 Get local pricing For Front or Rear 1-Piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windguy Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 There was a side discussion in the thread linked below regarding tow hooks, on pages 2&3. http://fordtransitconnectforum.com/topic/3450-lost-in-transit-a-toaster-van-build/page-2 As GBL stated above and also in the above mentioned thread, the Gen 2 TC doesn't come with a tow hook. Part No: 6M2Z-17A954-A - List Price $31.81 As silly as it seems, you need to buy one from Ford as a spare part. There is a convenient tow hook holder located next to the jack in the rear left compartment. I picked one up yesterday and took some pics as shown below. Since my TC has a factory installed hitch, the rear bumper doesn't have a tow hook receptacle. There is a bumper cover port for it but nothing behind that. I did take a look at a van yesterday on a dealer lot and can see the difference now. The regular van has a metal bumper behind the bumper cover that is bolted to the frame, four bolts on connects to the same four bolts on each side. So you get one or the other. Looks like I'm stuck leaving that hitch on permanently even though it's a shin grabber. LostInTransit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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