Buick Encore GX Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)

Shopping a trailer hitch for a Buick Encore GX in Canada? First make sure you are not holding paperwork for the older Encore. The original Encore (roughly 2013 through 2022) already has a live CURT Class 1 hitch and year pages on this store — that path is not the GX. The Encore GX shares CURT’s published hitch cards with the modern Chevy Trailblazer, including a hands-free liftgate exclusion. Those GX hitch SKUs are not active Shopify products here today. This guide keeps Encore and Encore GX in separate lanes.

Built for Canadian Encore GX owners. 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 cards below.

If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under the card.

How to Select a Trailer Hitch

CURT · Hitch class basics

Why a compact Buick crossover may show Class 1 or Class 3 cards on paper, and why the door sticker still decides what you can tow.

Watch on YouTube →

CURT Install Techniques

CURT · Hardware and method

General install habits. Finish with the instruction sheet for your exact SKU — original Encore Class 1 notes and Encore GX Class 3 notes are not interchangeable.

Watch on YouTube →

Trailer Wiring Harness Basics

CURT · T-connector overview

Useful context while you wait on GX wiring. The original Encore shares a Class 1 hitch path with Trax, but GX is a different conversation.

Watch on YouTube →

Ball Mount and Trailer Ball

CURT · Drop and rise

Encore GX Class 3 cards use a 2 inch opening. Original Encore Class 1 uses a 1.25 inch opening. Match the shank to the tube you actually own.

Watch on YouTube →

Encore versus Encore GX — do not mix them

The original Buick Encore (listed 2013 through 2022 on CURT’s shared card with Chevy Trax) uses CURT 11527, a Class 1 hitch with a 1.25 inch receiver. That hitch is active on Lots of Parts, and we have live Encore year landers for those years. If your badge simply says Encore without GX, that is your path — see the product card and year list below.

The Encore GX is a different platform. CURT publishes CURT 13584 as a Class 3 hitch with a 2 inch receiver for listed 2020 through 2026 Encore GX years (excluding hands-free liftgate), shared with the modern Chevy Trailblazer. Hitch-side numbers on that family sit around 2,000 lb trailer and 200 lb tongue. CURT also publishes CURT 11612 as a Class 1 option with a 1.25 inch receiver for the same GX and Trailblazer family. Neither 13584 nor 11612 is an active Shopify product on this store in this pass.

CURT’s GX and Trailblazer notes call out the hands-free liftgate exclusion and, on the Class 3 card, a vertical hanging bicycle-rack warning. Tray-style racks still need the hitch sheet and your rack maker’s rules. Bike-only shoppers should skim the hitch for bike rack only guide. The Trailblazer hitch guide covers the shared catalogue gap in more detail.

Original Encore — in stock CURT 11527 Class 1 hitch Listed for 2013 through 2022 Buick Encore (and matching Trax years). Not an Encore GX hitch. Free shipping on CURT gear from Lots of Parts.
Item Status on this store
CURT 13584 Class 3 hitch Published by CURT for listed Encore GX years (excluding hands-free liftgate), shared with modern Trailblazer. 2 inch receiver. Not listed on our Shopify catalogue in this pass.
CURT 11612 Class 1 hitch Published by CURT for listed Encore GX and Trailblazer years (liftgate-sensor notes on that card). 1.25 inch receiver. Not listed on this shelf today.
CURT 11527 Class 1 hitch Active for original Encore (and Trax) years — different vehicle from Encore GX. Linked above so the badge mix-up stops at the counter.
Encore GX year landers No Encore GX hitch year pages are live. We are not inventing those URLs.
Original Encore year landers Live hitch year pages for 2013 through 2022 Buick Encore (not GX).

Open a live original Encore year page

These landers are for the original Encore badge, not Encore GX. Use them when your year and badge match.

Honest gaps and badge notes

Catalogue

GX hitch not stocked

CURT publishes 13584 and 11612 for listed Encore GX years. Neither is an active listing here today. Do not force 11527 onto a GX hoping it bolts up.

Liftgate

Hands-free exclusion

CURT’s GX cards exclude hands-free liftgate setups. Check your liftgate options before you order from any retailer.

Lander

No GX year pages

We have original Encore landers. We do not have Encore GX landers. The Trailblazer guide covers the shared gap.

Ratings

Vehicle limit wins

Compact crossover tow numbers stay modest. Buick’s published tow and tongue numbers for your trim still win.

Related guides we do publish

Trailblazer hitch guideShared CURT GX catalogue gap Trax hitch guideShares 11527 with original Encore Enclave hitch guideLarger Buick SUV path Receiver size guide1.25 inch versus 2 inch tubes Towing guides hubAll vehicle and topic guides

Shop CURT 11527 (original Encore)

The original Encore Class 1 hitch we list today — useful when the badge is Encore without GX — with free shipping on CURT gear from Lots of Parts.

Open CURT 11527 →

Driving a true Encore GX? CURT’s published cards are 13584 or 11612 depending on receiver size — they are simply not active listings here today. Shared Trailblazer notes live in the Trailblazer guide.

Back to towing guides hub →

Lots of Parts · Canada Encore GX hitch shopping help that separates original Encore from GX, links the Encore Class 1 we stock, and admits the GX catalogue gap. No fake reviews, no invented GX year landers.