Buick Encore Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)

Shopping a trailer hitch for a Buick Encore in Canada? Start with the year on the door sticker, and make sure you have the original Encore rather than Encore GX before you open a CURT card. We stock CURT 11527 for listed 2013 through 2022 Encore years, sharing that Class 1 hitch with listed Trax years on the same card. Dedicated Encore wiring splits into CURT 56216 for listed 2013 through 2016 years and CURT 56363 for listed 2017 through 2022 years. Encore GX is a different vehicle with its own guide and catalogue gaps.

Built for Canadian Buick Encore 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 Encore 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 small crossover like the Encore usually lands on a Class 1 receiver for bike racks and very light trailers, then still respects the door-sticker tow limit.

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Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques

CURT · Install habits

Torque and hardware habits that keep a compact crossover hitch install clean under the rear bumper cover.

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How to Connect a Trailer Wiring Harness

CURT · Wiring basics

How a vehicle-specific four-flat is meant to plug in when 56216 or 56363 lists your Encore year.

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How to Choose a Ball Mount and Trailer Ball

CURT · Ball-mount height

Drop versus rise so a light trailer or rack sits level behind a short-overhang crossover instead of riding nose-down.

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Which CURT hitch fits your Buick Encore

Read the year on the door sticker first and confirm the badge says Encore, not Encore GX. Original Encore years in the listed 2013 through 2022 window open CURT 11527. That same card also lists Trax years, which is why the Trax buyer guide points here for the shared hitch. The receiver is a one and one quarter inch tube.

Class 1 · 2013 through 2022 CURT 11527 Listed 2013 through 2022 Buick Encore Class 1 hitch, with shared Trax years on the same card. Strongest Encore hitch qty on this page. Four-flat · 2013 through 2016 CURT 56216 Listed 2013 through 2016 Buick Encore trailer wiring harness, with shared early Trax years on the card. Confirm the year before you buy. Four-flat · 2017 through 2022 CURT 56363 Listed 2017 through 2022 Buick Encore trailer wiring harness. Encore-specific later harness path on this shelf.

Parts-counter notes before you click buy

Topic What we tell shoppers
Encore versus Encore GX GX is a different platform. Open the Encore GX guide for GX catalogue gaps instead of forcing 11527 onto a GX.
Shared Trax hitch 11527 also lists Trax. That is useful shared inventory, not a reason to ignore Encore-specific wiring cards.
Wiring split 56216 covers early Encore years. 56363 covers later Encore years. Match the harness window to the door sticker.
Class 1 reality This is a light-duty Class 1 hitch. Many Encore owners use it for a bike rack or a small utility trailer.
Receiver size One and one quarter inch tube. Match pins, locks, covers, and rack shanks to that size.
Door sticker Hitch class is not the Buick tow limit. Read the door sticker before you load tongue weight.
Trax later gap Newer Trax years have their own honesty notes on the Trax guide. Do not invent a later Encore Class 3 here.

Year pages we publish for the Buick Encore

Year jumps we publish for the original Buick Encore. Open the lander that matches the model year on your door sticker.

These are the Buick Encore hitch year pages we publish today. Confirm the product-card years before you buy. We do not invent years that are not on this list.

Shared hitch

CURT 11527

Listed 2013 through 2022 Encore Class 1 with shared Trax years and deep in-stock qty.

Early wiring

CURT 56216

Listed 2013 through 2016 Encore four-flat with shared early Trax years on the card.

Later wiring

CURT 56363

Listed 2017 through 2022 Encore four-flat on the Encore-specific later path.

How to order without second-guessing

Step 1Confirm Encore not GX

GX owners leave this page and open the GX guide instead.

Step 2Open CURT 11527

Confirm your year is listed on the live hitch card.

Step 3Pick 56216 or 56363

Early versus later Encore wiring windows.

Step 4Match the tube

One and one quarter inch receiver for racks, pins, and covers.

Related guides we do publish

Encore GX hitch guideSeparate GX catalogue gaps Trax hitch guideShared 11527 hitch notes Hitch for bike rack onlyLight-duty Class 1 shopping habits Wiring harness guideFour-flat basics for Canada What hitch class do I needClass and tongue rating basics Towing guides hubAll vehicle and topic guides

Shop CURT 11527

In-stock 2013 through 2022 Buick Encore Class 1 hitch on Lots of Parts — confirm Encore versus GX, then add 56216 or 56363 when the harness year matches.

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Later Encore wiring? Open CURT 56363.

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Lots of Parts · Canada Buick Encore trailer hitch buyer guide with live CURT 11527, 56216, and 56363. No fake reviews, no invented SKUs.