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A hook symbol or removable cover marking a vehicle's rated recovery point.
Also known as: Tow hook symbol, Towing point cover
A towing eye marking identifies where a recovery load may be applied to a vehicle. On modern cars the eye is a screw-in fitting stowed with the tools, and its position is marked by a small removable panel in the bumper, sometimes with a hook symbol on it. The marking matters because the visible metalwork under a modern bumper is not structural: attaching a rope to it will tear off bodywork rather than move the car, which is exactly what the marked point exists to prevent.
Identifies the point at which a recovery load may be applied, which on a modern car is a screw-in eye stowed with the tools rather than a permanent fitting.
Contexts: Road signage, Vehicle dashboard
Matters because the metalwork visible under a modern bumper is not structural, so attaching a rope to it tears off bodywork instead of moving the vehicle — the specific failure the marked point exists to prevent.
Contexts: Road signage, Vehicle dashboard
A small square or circular panel set flush into a bumper, sometimes carrying an outline of a hook or a curved bar.
Both are markings a driver needs and rarely looks for.