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1. A hitch detecting system for a vehicle, comprising:
a coupling assembly arranged to connect the vehicle to a hitchable apparatus, the coupling assembly having a receiver and a mounting member, the mounting member coupled to the receiver by a transversely mounted pin, the pin being arranged substantially parallel to a support mounted to a vehicle frame member, the coupling assembly further having a tow ball coupled to the mounting member by a shaft; a first sensor operably coupled to the pin, the first sensor configured to monitor one or more first parameters related to the coupling assembly; a second sensor coupled to the shaft, the second sensor configured to monitor one or more second parameters related to the coupling assembly; and a controller in communication with the first sensor and second sensor, the controller operable to change, during operation of the vehicle, one or more functions of the vehicle in response to information detected by the first sensor and second sensor. |
