How to Select a Trailer Hitch
Why cargo-van and SUV shoppers often land on a two inch Class 3 or heavier receiver, then still respect the door-sticker tow limit.
Watch on YouTube →Shopping a trailer hitch for a Chevrolet Express in Canada? Start with the door badge — Express 1500, 2500, or 3500 — and confirm you are not on a cutaway chassis. We stock CURT 15320 today: a Class 5 two inch hitch listed for Express and matching GMC Savana years on the card, excluding cutaway. That is a serious work-van path, not a light bike-rack Class 1.
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.
Why cargo-van and SUV shoppers often land on a two inch Class 3 or heavier receiver, then still respect the door-sticker tow limit.
Watch on YouTube →General install habits. Finish with the instruction sheet for your exact SKU — bumper packages and under-van clearance reward a slow dry fit.
Watch on YouTube →Useful context for lights even when a vehicle-specific harness is not listed — trailer lamps still need a real plan.
Watch on YouTube →Two inch receivers need a matching ball mount. Set drop with typical cargo on board when you can — loaded vans and SUVs sit differently.
Watch on YouTube →CURT 15320 is the Class 5 hitch we list for 1996 through 2014 Express 1500 and 1996 through 2026 Express 2500 years on the card, with matching Savana coverage on the same listing, excluding cutaway. It uses a two inch receiver and shows a sixteen thousand pound gross trailer weight note and a two thousand four hundred pound tongue-weight note on the card, with weight-distribution compatibility called out there too. It is in stock on Lots of Parts today.
That hitch rating is not a permission slip to ignore the door sticker. Many Express vans leave the factory with tow packages far below the hitch card. Read GM published limits for your GVWR, axle, and cooling package before you shop a trailer.
A dedicated full-size Express custom wiring harness for the long 15320 window is not cleanly listed as a single vehicle-specific SKU on this store today the way some SUVs are — we are not inventing one. City Express is a different van and stays on its own cards. Free shipping applies on CURT gear from this store when the SKU is live.
| Item | Status on this store |
|---|---|
| CURT 15320 | Active and in stock Class 5 for listed Express and Savana years, excluding cutaway. |
| Cutaway chassis | Excluded on the 15320 card — do not force-fit a cutaway. |
| City Express | Different van — not covered by this guide or by 15320. |
| Dedicated wiring | Not cleanly listed as one full-size Express harness on this store today — plan lights honestly. |
| Year landers | Live Express and Savana hitch pages — see jumps below. |
Primary year jumps for Chevrolet Express, plus a few GMC Savana 2500 landers that share the same CURT 15320 card. Open the lander that matches the badge on your van.
These are Express and Savana hitch year pages we publish today for the jumps above. Confirm the product-card years before you buy. Express 1500 landers stop earlier on this list because later 1500 years are not published here the same way — we do not invent them.
Cutaway chassis vans are excluded. If your van ends in a bare rail for a box body, this is not your hitch.
Sixteen thousand pounds on the hitch card does not rewrite GM tow ratings for a stock Express. Start with the door sticker.
GMC Savana shares 15320 on the listing. Use the Savana lander when that is the badge on your door.
Chevrolet City Express is a compact cargo van with its own CURT path — keep it off this Class 5 guide.
Model, year, cutaway check, and tow limit come before any CURT SKU.
Use the Express or Savana year pages above when they match.
Class 5 two inch card for listed years, excluding cutaway.
Heavy trailers need lights and often brakes — do not invent a harness SKU we do not list.
The Class 5 Express and Savana hitch we stock today, with free shipping on CURT gear from Lots of Parts.
Open CURT 15320 →Sibling cargo vans: Transit guide and Sprinter guide.
Lots of Parts · Canada Chevrolet Express hitch shopping help that links the Class 5 card we stock, keeps Savana and cutaway honesty on the page, and puts door-sticker limits ahead of hitch ratings. No fake reviews, no invented SKUs.