[steveash1006]

I'm looking to pick up a hitch that was pulled off of an Xterra. The man who's selling it purchased it for his frontier, but it didn't fit. He has no idea if the truck he pulled it off of was a gen 1 or 2. Is there a way I can tell the difference?

He does have 1 photo from the back, but I don't know enough to know the gens apart just from the rear.

I'll admit I'm a newbie to the Xterra's and trying to learn as much as possible, please be kind. I own a gen 2 and kinda need it to fit, but might not be there to pick it up.

 

[YuraX]

This is gen 2

 

[early 2010]

The easy way to tell a gen 2 from a gen 1 is look for the foot pockets in the corners of the rear bumper. If it has them, it is a gen 2. That one picture, you see them just below the tail lights. That is a gen 2.

 

[roXterra]

Gen2 in your photo.
Gen1 has a door handle right in the middle, that's how you can tell.

Gen1:

 

[Nd4SpdSe]

From the back for me it's the tail lights (gen1's also have orange signal lights) and the rear corner steps that screams 2nd gen. Also that offset badge on the gen2 drives enough people nuts that it stands out.

 

[Just a Hunter]

Gen2 has an exhaust which exits facing rearward under passenger side of rear bumper,

Gen1 factory exhaust exits behind rear wheel