How to Select a Trailer Hitch
Why a compact luxury crossover often lands on a Class 3 two inch receiver when the door sticker and hitch card agree.
Watch on YouTube →BMW X4 Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)
Shopping a trailer hitch for a BMW X4 in Canada? Start with the door-sticker year, then open CURT 13316. That Class 3 hitch uses a two inch receiver for listed 2015 through 2018 X4 years on the live card. It is the deepest X3 and X4 Class 3 hitch we keep in stock here for that shared shelf. Wiring is a separate carton, and we do not invent an X4-only four-flat when the shelf does not carry one that lists this badge. Confirm ratings on the live product card, keep X3 on its own guide when that badge is on the door, and match your year before you order.
Built for Canadian BMW X4 owners 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, and
what hitch class do I need.
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 X4 card below.
If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under the card.
Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques
Torque and hardware habits that keep a concealed Class 3 install clean under an X4 fascia.
Watch on YouTube →How to Connect a Trailer Wiring Harness
Wiring is still a separate carton. We stay honest when an X4-only four-flat is not on this shelf.
Watch on YouTube →How to Choose a Ball Mount and Trailer Ball
Drop versus rise so a trailer sits level behind an X4 bumper instead of riding nose-down on cottage ramps.
Watch on YouTube →Which CURT hitch fits your BMW X4
CURT 13316 is the X4 hitch we stock deepest for listed 2015 through 2018 years. It is a Class 3 hitch with a two inch receiver. The live description lists about three thousand five hundred pounds gross trailer weight and three hundred fifty pounds tongue weight for that fitment, and it notes weight-distribution compatibility around four thousand pounds with four hundred pounds tongue on that WD path, but always confirm the figures on the product card before you load. The same live card also covers listed 2011 through 2017 BMW X3 years, so match your X4 door sticker there instead of guessing from a neighbour’s X3.
If the door sticker says X3, open the X3 buyers guide instead of forcing this X4 page. The shared shelf is real, but the badge on the door still decides which guide and which year lander you should trust first.
Parts-counter notes before you click buy
| Topic | What we tell shoppers |
|---|---|
| Class 3 reality | 13316 is Class 3 with a two inch tube. Match pins, locks, covers, and ball mounts to that opening. Confirm ratings on the live hitch card. |
| Shared X3 shelf | 13316 also lists X3 years. Keep X3 on its own guide when that badge is on the door. |
| Wiring gap | We do not invent an X4-only four-flat when the shelf does not carry one that lists this badge. Generic converter kits are not the same as a vehicle-listed harness. Open the wiring harness guide for Canada plug basics, then confirm any harness card year by year. |
| Receiver size | Two inch accessories fit this Class 3 tube. See the receiver size guide. |
| Door sticker | Hitch class is not the BMW tow limit. Read the door sticker and owner manual before you load tongue weight. See hitch versus vehicle tow rating. |
| Install habits | The live hitch card notes about ninety minutes with a professional install. Recheck hardware after the first trips. See hitch bolt torque tips. |
| Factory receiver | If the X4 already has a factory hitch, open factory hitch keep or replace before you buy a second receiver. |
| Later X4 honesty | We publish X4 year landers for 2015 through 2018. Confirm the live 13316 card if your door sticker sits outside those landers. |
Year pages we publish for the BMW X4
Year jumps we publish for the X4. Open the lander that matches the model year on your door sticker, then confirm the live hitch card still lists that year. We only link landers that already exist.
These are the BMW X4 hitch year pages we publish today. Confirm product-card years before you buy. We do not invent hitch SKUs or year pages that are not live.
Main hitch
CURT 13316
Listed 2015 through 2018 X4 Class 3 hitch with a two inch receiver.
Shared shelf
X3 cousins
Same live card lists X3 years. Keep that badge on its own guide.
Receiver
Two inch
Buy pins, locks, covers, and ball mounts that match this opening.
Honest gap
Wiring
No invented X4-only four-flat. Confirm any harness card year by year.
X4 towing reality
Most X4 hitch shoppers in Canada want a light cargo trailer, bike rack, or weekend gear trailer when the door sticker agrees. That is often a Class 3 conversation on a two inch tube, but the BMW tow limit on the door sticker still wins. Confirm tongue weight with tongue weight explained. For ball-mount height, open ball mount guide and how to measure ball mount drop. Coupler size must still match the hitch ball — see match trailer coupler to ball.
Step 1Confirm year
Match the door sticker to CURT 13316 for listed X4 years on the live card.
Step 2Mind the wiring gap
We stay honest when an X4-only harness is not on this shelf. Confirm any harness card year by year.
Step 3Match accessories
Two inch pin, lock, cover, and ball mount. Recheck lights before the first trip.
Shop CURT 13316
Class 3 X3 and X4 hitch with a two inch receiver for listed years.
Open product →X3 hitch buyers guide when the X3 badge is on the door.
Hitch versus vehicle tow rating when the door sticker and hitch card disagree in your head.
Wiring harness guide for four-flat and seven-way basics.
First tow day checklist before you leave the yard.
CURT hitch cards linked above are live on Lots of Parts for Canadian shipping when the SKU shows available. Confirm year fitment and ratings on each product page before you buy. We do not invent X4 hitch or harness SKUs that are not on the live shelf.
