Detachable trailer hitch device for a motor vehicle

Detachable trailer hitch device for a vehicle having a hollow carrier profile for insertion into a profile receptacle fixed to the vehicle, a hitch ball arranged on the carrier profile for coupling to a trailer hitch, and a locking element configured for releasably locking the carrier profile to the profile receptacle. The locking element is mounted on the carrier profile and is movable relative thereto between a release position wherein the locking element is shifted into the carrier profile and a locking position wherein the locking element protrudes out of the hollow carrier profile. Also provided is an actuating apparatus having an actuating element operatively connected to the locking element, mounted on the carrier profile and manually movable relative to the carrier profile. Via a movement of the actuating element, the locking element is movable between the release position and the locking position.