Chevrolet HHR Trailer Hitch Buyer's Guide (Canada)

Shopping a trailer hitch for a Chevrolet HHR in Canada? Start with the door-sticker year, then open the live CURT 11447 Class 1 card. That hitch covers listed 2006 through 2011 HHR years on a one and one quarter inch receiver, with about two thousand pounds gross trailer weight and two hundred pounds tongue weight on the hitch card. The same SKU also lists Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G5, and Saturn Ion years on the live fitment notes, so confirm the badge in the bay before you order. Read the GM tow limit before you treat the Class 1 stamp as a blank cheque for bikes, a small cargo box, or a light weekend trailer.

Built for Canadian HHR 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, Cobalt hitch guide, and hitch for bike rack only. 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 product cards below.

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How to Select a Trailer Hitch

CURT · Hitch class basics

Class 1 on an HHR is light-duty honesty. Match the door sticker before you shop anything heavier than bikes or a small box.

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Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques

CURT · Install habits

CURT lists novice install about thirty minutes on the 11447 card. Confirm the sheet and recheck bolts after salted winters.

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How to Connect a Trailer Wiring Harness

CURT · Wiring basics

CURT 55432 is a live wiring harness card that covers listed HHR years with an HHR SS exclusion on the card. Confirm lights before you blame the trailer.

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How to Choose a Ball Mount and Trailer Ball

CURT · Ball-mount height

One and one quarter inch ball mounts must level the load. Check rise versus drop once the hitch is installed.

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What the live CURT 11447 card actually covers

CURT 11447 is a Class 1 hitch with a one and one quarter inch receiver. On the live card it is rated to about two thousand pounds gross trailer weight and two hundred pounds tongue weight. Installation is listed as novice with about thirty minutes on the card. Those hitch numbers still sit under the GM door sticker for your HHR trim.

Fitment includes listed 2006 through 2011 Chevrolet HHR years alongside Cobalt, G5, Pursuit, and Ion notes on the live card. If the badge says Cobalt, open the Cobalt guide. Keep HHR SS wiring honest too: the live 55432 harness card lists HHR years with an SS exclusion, so read that card before you assume plug-and-play lights.

CURT 11447 Class 1

One and one quarter inch receiver for listed HHR years. Confirm year and shared-badge notes on the live card.

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Wiring companion. CURT 55432 covers listed HHR years on a four-flat harness card, with an HHR SS exclusion called out on the live listing.

Open live 55432 harness →

Wiring harness guide

How to shop an HHR hitch without getting lost

Step 1Read the door sticker

Find the GM tow and tongue numbers. Class 1 cannot invent a higher rating.

Step 2Open live 11447

Confirm your HHR year is listed on the Class 1 card.

Step 3Check 55432

Use the harness when your year is listed, and respect the HHR SS exclusion on that card.

Step 4Match accessories

One and one quarter inch cover, half-inch pin or lock, then a quiet kit if the rack chatters.

Receiver

One and one quarter inch Class 1

11447 is light-duty tube. Most HHR shoppers want bikes, a small cargo box, or a very light trailer under the door sticker.

  • About two thousand pounds GTW on the hitch card
  • About two hundred pounds tongue on the hitch card
  • Match accessories to the smaller tube
Shared shelf

Cobalt family notes

Cobalt, G5, and Ion years share this hitch card. Keep those badges on their own shopping paths when that is the vehicle you own.

  • Cobalt hitch guide
  • Confirm badge notes on the live 11447 card
  • Do not invent a second HHR hitch SKU here
Wiring

55432 with SS honesty

55432 is the live four-flat harness path for listed HHR years. The card excludes HHR SS, so double-check that note before you order lights.

  • Novice about fifteen minutes on the harness card
  • Test with a plug tester after install
  • See converter tips if signals need help

Year pages that already exist for HHR

These Chevrolet HHR year landers are already live. Use them when you want a year-first path into the same hitch shelf.

Related Cobalt landers also exist when that is the badge in the bay. Confirm those years on the live 11447 card rather than inventing a second hitch SKU here.

Accessories that match a one and one quarter inch HHR receiver

Keep the tube covered when empty, pin what you insert, and quiet chatter with an anti-rattle kit sized for one and one quarter inch. Ball mounts must match that opening. Keep the clip on a lanyard so it does not vanish in the driveway gravel.

CoverCURT 22271One and one quarter inch receiver cover for empty-tube days. PinCURT 21400Half-inch hitch pin with clip for everyday one and one quarter inch inserts. Quiet kitCURT 22315Anti-rattle kit sized for a one and one quarter inch tube. Ball mountCURT 45028One and one quarter inch ball mount. Confirm rise and rating on the live card. Receiver lockCURT 23501Hitch lock sized for a one and one quarter inch receiver when you want more than a plain pin.
Topic What we tell shoppers
Door sticker first A hitch is not a blank cheque. Read the GM tow limit, then open hitch versus vehicle tow rating.
Cobalt sibling Keep Cobalt shopping on the Cobalt hitch guide when that is the badge.
HHR SS wiring 55432 lists an HHR SS exclusion. Read the live harness card before you assume a plug-and-play fit.
Bike rack reality Plenty of HHR owners only want bikes or a small box. Open hitch for bike rack only.
Receiver size Match accessories to the one and one quarter inch opening. See the receiver size guide.

Related guides worth opening next

Cobalt hitch guideSame hitch shelf with Cobalt-year shopping notes. Cruze hitch guideLater Chevy compact with its own hitch cards. Wiring harness guideFour-flat habits after the hitch is on. First tow checklistLights, chains, coupler, and tire pressure habits.

Parts-counter summary: match the listed HHR year to 11447, respect the GM door sticker under the hitch rating, confirm Cobalt family notes on the live card, plan wiring with 55432 when your year is listed and the SS exclusion does not apply, and never let hitch tube looks outvote the sticker. Free shipping on live CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts across Canada when the SKU shows available on this store.