Cant get a pic until much later but...mine is a 2015 and yes they came from the factory with the mounting plate...that said not sure about 18 models. Mine is just at the bottom of the front geill behind the two bars. You have to remove the plastic lower valance to really see it well. Flat plate with slotted holes for mounting winch, little tricky to get it in there but not that bad either. I installed the winch on my 2015 model, the worst part was running all the wires. Hard to believe that plate would be left off. Look close it is probably lower than you thought.