Recovery points on a 3rd gen

You'll be hard-pressed to find anyone that takes the time to actually rate their recovery points. That's why pretty much all people that sell aftermarket bumpers have a clear warning saying their products are for "off-road use only" so they aren't responsible for any damage or catastrophic recoveries in this case. That isn't to say that there aren't companies that do care about this stuff; one great example is ARB (from Australia), they definitely stress test their products to obtain ratings and their bumpers are stout (also heavy as fuck).

Really, it all will just have to come down to knowing the basic recovery techniques and basic recovery safety. If your stock hitch is strong enough (Class IV to V) to tow up to 9-10k pounds then you're probably more than good to go with sliding in a recovery hitch inside it and using that. I've done that several times in the past to tow people off the trail and yank others out of stuck positions. More important -- in my opinion -- is to fork over the extra cash and get a soft shackle. With how proven they are as far as strength and safety, there's no reason to ever use a hard shackle that can become a missile projectile in case a line snaps.

 

This.
Anytime you can remove a piece of recovery equipment with a high potential kinetic energy value and replace it with one with a low potential kinetic energy value you're making the recovery a lot safer.

 

Little Yota casually pulling a fully loaded 1/2 ton + trailer out the sand... oh yeah, nice rope!