Chevrolet Trax Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)

CURT hitches for the Chevrolet Trax

A hitch turns your Trax into the one that takes a bike rack, a cargo carrier, a utility trailer or a small boat. CURT builds two hitches for the Chevrolet Trax from 2015 to 2026, Class 1 to Class 3, rated 2,000 lb to 2,000 lb, from $339.99 CAD with free shipping anywhere in Canada.

Your year decides the part. Find it in the table, open the year page for the exact hitch, price and wiring, and you're done in a few minutes.

CURT 13585 trailer hitch
Newest fitCURT 13585Class 3, 2-inch receiver, 2,000 lb / 200 lb tongue
2024 through 2026 Trax
$339.99 CADSee the hitch →

Which hitch fits your Trax, by year

Years Hitch Class, receiver, rating Price
2024 through 2026 Trax CURT 13585 Class 3, 2-inch receiver, 2,000 lb / 200 lb tongue $339.99 CAD
2015 through 2022 Trax CURT 11527 Class 1, 1-1/4 inch receiver, 2,000 lb / 200 lb tongue $341.92 CAD

Pick your Trax year

Each year page has the hitch, the harness and the ball mount that go together, with the price of each.

Class 1 or Class 3 on a Trax?

Class 1 is the lighter one, with a 1-1/4 inch receiver and 2,000 lb of trailer. It's plenty for a bike rack or a small cargo carrier. Class 3 moves you to a 2-inch receiver and 2,000 lb, which is what you want for a bike rack, a cargo carrier, a utility trailer or a small boat, and it takes the common 2-inch racks and carriers without an adapter. Either way the Trax's own tow rating in the owner's manual is the ceiling, and the lower number wins.

CURT parts for the Chevrolet Trax

Wiring, ball mount and the rest

A bike rack needs nothing but the hitch. A trailer needs lights, and CURT 56216 ($110.66 CAD) is the four-flat harness that plugs into the Trax's factory connector for 2013 through 2016. No cutting, no scotch-locks. Other years have their own harness; the year page shows the right one.

Then a ball mount sized to the receiver: CURT 45836 ($41.70 CAD) drops straight into a 2-inch receiver. Pick the drop or rise that keeps the trailer level, and match the ball to the coupler. The ball mount guide covers both in two minutes.

Canadian winters eat hitch hardware. Salt and brine get into the receiver and the trailer plug, so a smear of grease on the pin, a cap on the receiver and a rinse under the bumper in spring keep a CURT hitch looking new for years. The rust and salt care guide has the full routine.

Chevrolet Trax hitch questions

Which CURT hitch fits my Chevrolet Trax?

It depends on the year. CURT 13585 is the newest, for 2024 through 2026, and the table above matches every other year to its part. Open your year page and the exact hitch, price and wiring are on it.

Can I put a bike rack on a Trax with this hitch?

Yes. The 2-inch receiver takes any 2-inch rack, and a loaded rack counts against the hitch's tongue weight (200 lb on CURT 13585), so a four-bike platform rack with bikes on it is well inside the limit.

Can I install the hitch myself?

Most owners do. CURT rates CURT 13585 a novice install, about 30 minutes with hand tools and a jack. The install video above is the real job, uncut.

How much can a Trax tow with a CURT hitch?

The hitch is rated from 2,000 lb to 2,000 lb depending on the part, but the Trax's own tow rating in the owner's manual is the ceiling. The lower of the two numbers is your limit, every time.

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