A four-part trailer hitch attachment system comprising a bottom component, a four-leg intermediate component, a three-leg intermediate component, and a top component. The bottom component comprises a horizontal leg oriented parallel to the long axis of the vehicle and a vertical leg that is welded to a top side of the horizontal leg. The four-leg intermediate component comprises a first vertical leg, a transversely oriented horizontal leg, a longitudinally oriented horizontal leg, and a second vertical leg. The three-leg intermediate component comprises a first vertical leg, a horizontal leg, and a second vertical leg. The top component comprises a horizontal leg and a vertical leg.