How to Select a Trailer Hitch
Why a compact Chevy crossover often lands in Class 1 for older Trax years, and why CURT’s newer Trax card steps to a 2 inch Class 3 tube even when hitch-side numbers stay modest.
Watch on YouTube →Chevy Trax Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)
Shopping a trailer hitch for a Chevy Trax in Canada? The first-generation years (roughly 2015 through 2022) already have a live CURT Class 1 hitch and matching year pages on this store, plus a four-flat wiring harness for listed 2019 through 2022 LED-taillight trucks. The redesigned Trax that CURT lists under a Class 3 card for 2024 through 2026 is a different story — that hitch and its wiring are not on our Shopify shelf yet. This guide separates those paths so you do not order the wrong generation.
Built for Canadian Trax 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 Trax-specific cards below.
If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under the card.
CURT Install Techniques
General install habits. Finish with the instruction sheet for your exact SKU — older Trax Class 1 notes and newer Class 3 notes are not interchangeable.
Watch on YouTube →Trailer Wiring Harness Basics
Useful before you order the Trax four-flat we stock for listed 2019 through 2022 LED years, or while you wait on newer Trax wiring.
Watch on YouTube →Ball Mount and Trailer Ball
Older Trax Class 1 uses a 1.25 inch opening. CURT’s published newer Trax Class 3 card uses a 2 inch opening. Match the shank to the tube you actually bolt on.
Watch on YouTube →What CURT publishes versus what we stock
For listed 2015 through 2022 Chevrolet Trax years (and matching Buick Encore years on the same card), CURT 11527 is a Class 1 hitch with a 1.25 inch receiver. Hitch-side numbers on that family sit around 2,000 lb trailer and 200 lb tongue. Chevrolet’s published tow and tongue numbers for your trim still win. That hitch is active on Lots of Parts today.
CURT 56419 is the custom four-flat wiring harness written for listed 2019 through 2022 Trax years with LED taillights. It is also active here. If your Trax uses different lighting, confirm the harness notes before you order.
For the redesigned Trax that CURT lists for 2024 through 2026, CURT 13585 is the published Class 3 hitch with a 2 inch receiver (same modest hitch-side trailer and tongue neighbourhood, different tube size). CURT 56514 is the published four-flat for those newer years. Neither 13585 nor 56514 is an active Shopify product on this store in this pass.
CURT’s notes on both Trax hitch families call out that they are not compatible with vertical hanging bicycle racks. Tray-style racks still need the hitch sheet and your rack maker’s rules. Bike-only shoppers should also skim the hitch for bike rack only guide.
In stock on this store
CURT 11527 Class 1 hitch
Listed for 2015 through 2022 Chevrolet Trax (and matching Encore years on that card). 1.25 inch receiver. Free shipping on CURT gear from Lots of Parts.
In stock on this store
CURT 56419 four-flat wiring
Listed for 2019 through 2022 Trax with LED taillights. Confirm lighting notes before you buy.
| Item | Status on this store |
|---|---|
| CURT 11527 Class 1 hitch | Active — linked above for listed 2015 through 2022 Trax years. 1.25 inch receiver. |
| CURT 56419 four-flat wiring | Active — linked above for listed 2019 through 2022 Trax LED years. |
| CURT 13585 Class 3 hitch | Published by CURT for listed 2024 through 2026 Trax years, with a 2 inch receiver. Not listed on our Shopify catalogue in this pass — no product link here. |
| CURT 56514 four-flat wiring | Published by CURT for listed newer Trax years. Not listed on this shelf today. |
| Year landers | Live hitch year pages for 2015 through 2022 Trax. No 2023 through 2025 Trax landers are live — we are not inventing those URLs. |
Open a live Trax year page
These year landers already exist on Lots of Parts for the first-generation Trax. Use them when your model year matches. Newer redesigned years are not published as landers here yet.
- 2015 Chevrolet Trax hitch
- 2016 Chevrolet Trax hitch
- 2017 Chevrolet Trax hitch
- 2018 Chevrolet Trax hitch
- 2019 Chevrolet Trax hitch
- 2020 Chevrolet Trax hitch
- 2021 Chevrolet Trax hitch
- 2022 Chevrolet Trax hitch
Honest gaps and generation notes
Catalogue
13585 not stocked
CURT publishes the Class 3 hitch for listed 2024 through 2026 Trax years. We do not sell it here today. Do not force a 11527 onto a redesigned Trax hoping it bolts up.
Wiring
56514 not stocked
The published four-flat for newer Trax years is not an active listing on this shelf. 56419 covers listed 2019 through 2022 LED years only.
Lander
No 2023-and-up year pages
We have 2015 through 2022 Trax landers. We do not invent 2023 through 2025 Trax lander URLs.
Ratings
Vehicle limit wins
Even with a hitch on the bumper, Chevrolet’s tow and tongue numbers for your trim still win — especially on a compact Trax.
Related Chevy guides we do publish
Equinox hitch guideRelated Chevy crossover we stock
Blazer hitch guideLarger Chevy SUV path
Trailblazer hitch guideModern Trailblazer SUV — different vehicle
Receiver size guide1.25 inch versus 2 inch tubes
Towing guides hubAll vehicle and topic guides
Shop CURT 11527 hitch
The first-generation Trax Class 1 hitch we actually list today, with free shipping on CURT gear from Lots of Parts.
Open CURT 11527 →Need lights for a 2019 through 2022 LED Trax? Open CURT 56419. Looking for the redesigned Trax Class 3 receiver? CURT 13585 is the published part — it is simply not an active listing here today.
Lots of Parts · Canada Trax hitch shopping help that links the Class 1 gear we stock and admits the newer Class 3 gap. No fake reviews, no invented year landers.
