Tow hitch plug

A method of installing a hitch plug onto a tow hitch receiver of a trailer hitch, the method comprising the steps of:

• inserting a lock insert of a hitch plug into a cavity of the tow hitch receiver;
• pushing the lock insert through an opening in a bracket of the trailer hitch, the bracket configured to support the tow hitch receiver;
• rotating the hitch plug such that the lock insert is positioned adjacent to an inside surface of the bracket;
• and
• securing a flange of the hitch plug using a fastener that extends through the flange, such that the flange is prevented from rotation relative to the bracket.

A tow hitch plug comprising:

• a body having an outer surface that corresponds to inner dimensions of a cavity of a tow hitch receiver of a trailer hitch;
• a flange radially extending beyond the outer surface of the body;
• an arm connected to the body;
• and
• a lock insert connected to the arm, the lock insert being configured, in a locked state, to be inserted through an opening in a bracket of the trailer hitch at an end of the tow hitch receiver and rotated in the opening, wherein, in the locked state, the flange is configured so that rotation of the flange relative to the bracket is prevented thereby disallowing the lock insert to be rotated and removed from the bracket.