TOW HITCH PLUG

Hitch plugs and methods for installing hitch plugs for covering an opening in a trailer hitch are provided. In one implementation, a tow hitch plug may include a body having an outer surface that may correspond to inner dimensions of a cavity of a tow hitch receiver of the trailer hitch. The tow hitch plug may include a flange connected to a front end of the body in embodiments. The flange may radially extend beyond the outer surface of the cylindrical body and a threaded hole may extend through the flange in embodiments. Also, in embodiments, the tow hitch plug may include an arm connected to an end of the body and a lock insert connected to the arm. In a locked state, the lock insert may be inserted through an opening in a bracket of the trailer hitch at a back end of the tow hitch receiver in embodiments.