How to Select a Trailer Hitch
Match Class 1 hardware to the TL door sticker and the live 11290 card before you shop a heavier trailer than the sedan can honestly tow.
Watch on YouTubeAcura TL Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)
Shopping a trailer hitch for an Acura TL in Canada? Start with the door-sticker tow limit on this sport sedan, then open the live CURT Class 1 shelf we stock for listed TL years. CURT 11290 is the in-stock Class 1 hitch with a one and one quarter inch receiver for listed one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine through two thousand two Acura TL years on the live card, alongside listed Honda Accord and Acura CL years on that same sheet. The hitch card rates about two thousand pounds gross trailer weight and two hundred pounds tongue weight. Door sticker first. Hitch second. Many TL owners are bike-rack shoppers, so treat the hitch rating as hardware capacity under the Acura sticker.
Built for Canadian shoppers and shops. Free shipping on CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts when the SKU is live on this store.
New to hitch shopping? Start with the
buying guide,
how to choose a hitch,
what hitch class do I need, and
hitch bolt torque tips.
Prefer the full index?
Open the towing guides hub.
Watch these CURT videos first
All four videos are from the official CURT YouTube channel (@curtmfg). Use them for class selection, install habits, wiring basics, and ball-mount height before you dig into the product cards below.
If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under the card.
Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques
Confirm the live card still lists your TL year. Accord and CL share the sheet on listed years, so read the badge and year notes carefully.
Watch on YouTubeHow to Connect a Trailer Wiring Harness
Plan lights after the hitch. We do not stock a dedicated TL-only trailer wiring harness we are willing to promise across every listed year on this page, so confirm a lights path before you invent a plug.
Watch on YouTubeHow to Choose a Ball Mount and Trailer Ball
Match a one and one quarter inch shank to the Class 1 receiver, then level the trailer with rise versus drop once the hitch is on.
Watch on YouTubeThe live Class 1 path for listed TL years
CURT 11290 is a Class 1 hitch with a one and one quarter inch receiver for listed one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine through two thousand two Acura TL years on the live card. The same sheet also covers listed Honda Accord and Acura CL years. On the hitch card it rates about two thousand pounds gross and two hundred pounds tongue. That is honest light-duty hardware sized for bike racks and small utility trailers that still respect the Acura door sticker.
If the badge in the driveway says Accord instead of TL, confirm the live 11290 title still lists that badge and year before you order. We already keep an Accord buyers guide on this store for shoppers who want that badge first. This page stays focused on TL owners and only links TL year landers that already return here. Later TL years and TLX paths are not automatic clones of this card.
We do not stock a dedicated TL-only trailer wiring harness that we are willing to promise across every listed year on this page. Plan lights as a confirm-first step after the hitch. Ask before inventing a plug, and test lights before the first Canadian night tow.
CURT 11290 Class 1
In-stock one and one quarter inch Class 1 for listed TL, Accord, and CL years on the live card. Primary TL hitch on this shelf today.
Open live 11290 product →Parts-counter note. Confirm your TL year still sits on 11290 and that sibling Accord notes on the live title match what you drive. Confirm lights before you invent a plug.
How to shop without getting lost
Step 1Read the door sticker
Find the Acura tow and tongue numbers for your TL. The hitch cannot raise that limit.
Step 2Open 11290 for listed years
Confirm the live Class 1 card still shows your TL year on the sheet.
Step 3Confirm lights
No dedicated TL harness is promised across every year here. Confirm a lights path before the first night tow.
Step 4Keep trailers honest
Two thousand pounds on the hitch card is not a blank cheque. Many TL stickers sit lower.
Receiver
One and one quarter inch Class 1
11290 opens a one and one quarter inch tube. Racks, pins, covers, and mounts must match that opening.
- About two thousand pounds GTW on the hitch card
- About two hundred pounds tongue on the hitch card
- Light-duty Class 1 hardware under the Acura sticker
Year honesty
Live TL landers
We only link year landers that already return on this store. Today that means Acura TL landers for one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine, two thousand, and two thousand two.
- Confirm the live card still lists your year
- Accord and CL share the 11290 card on listed years
- A missing year lander is not a fitment promise
Wiring
Confirm-first lights
We do not promise a dedicated TL trailer wiring harness across every listed year on this store today. Plan lights after the hitch with a confirmed path, not a guess from a different Honda badge.
- See the wiring harness guide
- Ask before inventing a plug
- Test lights before the first Canadian night tow
Year pages that already exist
These TL year landers are already live. We only link pages that return on this store.
Always confirm the live hitch card still lists TL for your year before you order. Sibling Accord notes on the sheet still matter when that is what you drive. We do not invent year landers that are missing on this store.
Accessories that match the receiver
Keep the tube covered when empty, pin what you insert, and quiet chatter with a kit sized for your tube. Ball mounts must match that one and one quarter inch opening. Soft rubber plugs versus decorative covers get a deeper walk-through on our receiver plug versus cover tips page.
CoverCURT 22271One and one quarter inch receiver cover for empty-tube days on the Class 1 shelf.
PinCURT 21400Half-inch hitch pin with clip for everyday one and one quarter inch inserts.
Quiet kitCURT 22315Anti-rattle kit sized for a one and one quarter inch tube.
Ball mountCURT 45028One and one quarter inch ball mount with useful drop or rise options. Confirm the live card before you tow.
| Topic | What we tell shoppers |
|---|---|
| Door sticker first | A hitch is not a blank cheque. Read the Acura tow limit, then open hitch versus vehicle tow rating. |
| Which hitch | 11290 is the live Class 1 path for listed TL years on this store today. |
| Sibling badges | Accord and CL share the 11290 card on listed years. Confirm the live title before you order for those badges. |
| Wiring honesty | No dedicated TL harness is promised across every year here. Confirm lights before you tow at night. |
| Bike rack note | Many TL owners mainly want a rack. See hitch for bike rack only. |
Related guides worth opening next
Plug versus cover tipsKeep salt and mud out of an empty one and one quarter inch tube.
Rise versus dropLevel the trailer after the hitch is on.
First tow checklistLights, chains, coupler, and tire pressure habits.
Ball mount lock tipsLock the mount in the receiver when parked.
Parts-counter summary: match listed TL years to CURT 11290 as the live card shows, keep the Acura door sticker under the hitch rating, point Accord and CL shoppers at the same card only when the live title still lists them, link only the TL year landers that already return here, and treat missing harness stock as a confirm-first lights path. Free shipping on live CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts across Canada when the SKU shows available on this store.
