Yes, mine came factory with one.

If you do a search on the part number you might find a better price:

5115270AB - Genuine Mopar Hook-Tow

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Can I see a picture of it on your Patriot?

 

Mine came with one, but I took it off when I installed my hitch.

 

Here's another:

 

Interesting. That website says it fits my model, but I do not have an opening like that for it on my 2016. Mine is like a 1.5" square hole.

 

They probably mean it will fit to the chassis, but you'll have to cut a hole in the bumper cover for it.

 

FYI

Adding a rear tow hook - easy!

I purchased the rear tow hook with all mounting hardware from justforjeeps I think I paid $133 + $77USD for shipping to Australia. They are quick to send! Took off whole rear bumper bar. 5x push pull pins at boot liner 4x 7mm screws per wheel well (easy access) 1x lower push pull pin per...

www.jeeppatriot.com

 

Are you wanting the rear hook for functionality or for looks? If you're just after functionality, I'd recommend getting a hitch instead. They're WAY more versatile. Probably cheaper too.

 

Mine came with a hitch. Just got one of these.

 

That's what I use on the rare occasions that I take my Pat out in the wilderness. When I got my hitch and recovery hook I thought that the rear tow hook was kinda pointless, so I removed it and put a 4" LED pod light in it's place.

 

Adding a rear tow hook - easy!

I purchased the rear tow hook with all mounting hardware from justforjeeps I think I paid $133 + $77USD for shipping to Australia. They are quick to send! Took off whole rear bumper bar. 5x push pull pins at boot liner 4x 7mm screws per wheel well (easy access) 1x lower push pull pin per...

www.jeeppatriot.com

read up on my rear tow hook install, very simple, not many skills required

 

This is how your finished job will look:

 

I had kind of assumed that's what the small square was for. I guess that's not the case?

 

If you have the small square cover I'd suppose so, but can't say 100 % for sure.

 

As long as you realise that anything you're "screwing" into that location is NOT designed for recovering your vehicle if it gets stuck.

You're literally screwing something into the metal bumper reinforcement bar, which is designed to deform/collapse on impact.

You will simply rip your metal reinforcement bar, along with the plastic external bumper bar, clean off your vehicle if you try any sort of off road recovery from that point... Plenty of YouTube clips out there to support this claim

This is one of the funnier clips out there, this could happen to your Patriot if you use the screw in point for a recovery:

 

As long as you realise that anything you're "screwing" into that location is NOT designed for recovering your vehicle if it gets stuck.

You're literally screwing something into the metal bumper reinforcement bar, which is designed to deform/collapse on impact.

You will simply rip your metal reinforcement bar, along with the plastic external bumper bar, clean off your vehicle if you try any sort of off road recovery from that point... Plenty of YouTube clips out there to support this claim

This is one of the funnier clips out there, this could happen to your Patriot if you use the screw in point for a recovery:

That's a no for me dawg =)