How to Select a Trailer Hitch
Why a compact Ford crossover can still sit on a Class 3 card once Ford’s own tow numbers are the ceiling.
Watch on YouTube →Ford Bronco Sport Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)
Shopping a trailer hitch for a Ford Bronco Sport in Canada? CURT publishes Class 3 hitches with a 2 inch receiver for listed Sport years, but those hitch cards are not on our Shopify shelf today and we do not publish Bronco Sport year landers yet. We do stock CURT 56462, the four-flat wiring harness written for listed 2021 through 2026 Bronco Sport years. This guide keeps the hitch gap honest and shows the wiring we actually sell.
Built for Canadian Bronco Sport owners. Free shipping on CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts.
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). There is no dedicated CURT Bronco Sport hitch install on that channel for the unpublished hitch cards today, so these primers cover selection, technique, wiring, and ball mounts. A full-size Bronco film is a different vehicle — we do not pretend it fits a Sport.
If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under the card.
CURT Install Techniques
General install habits. When a Bronco Sport hitch lands on this shelf, finish with that part’s sheet — not a full-size Bronco film.
Watch on YouTube →Trailer Wiring Harness Basics
Pairs well with CURT 56462 on this shelf — still finish with the harness instructions for your Sport year.
Watch on YouTube →Ball Mount and Trailer Ball
CURT’s published Sport Class 3 cards use a 2 inch opening — handy for common accessories once a hitch is actually stocked.
Watch on YouTube →What CURT publishes versus what we stock
On CURT’s own catalogue, two Class 3 hitch cards cover the Bronco Sport: CURT 13474 for listed 2021 through 2024 years, and CURT 13635 for listed 2025 through 2026 years. Both are written around a 2 inch receiver with hitch-side numbers in the neighbourhood of 3,500 lb trailer and about 525 lb tongue. Ford’s published tow and tongue numbers for your engine and package still win. Neither hitch is an active Shopify product on Lots of Parts today.
One more CURT note that matters if you only want a hitch for bikes: CURT’s application notes for 13635 call out that it is not compatible with vertical hanging bicycle racks (racks that hang bikes vertically from the hitch). Tray-style racks and other accessory styles still need the hitch sheet and your rack maker’s rules. We repeat that here because bike-only shoppers ask.
| Item | Status on this store |
|---|---|
| CURT 13474 Class 3 hitch | Published by CURT for listed 2021 through 2024 Bronco Sport years. Not listed on our Shopify catalogue in this pass — no product link here. |
| CURT 13635 Class 3 hitch | Published by CURT for listed 2025 through 2026 Bronco Sport years. Notes a vertical-hanging bike-rack exclusion on CURT’s card. Not listed here today. |
| CURT 56462 four-flat wiring | Active — linked above for listed 2021 through 2026 Bronco Sport years. |
| Year landers | No hitch-20xx-ford-bronco-sport pages are live. We are not inventing those URLs. Full-size Bronco year pages are a different vehicle. |
Bronco Sport is not the full-size Bronco
We already publish a Ford Bronco hitch buyer’s guide for the two-door and four-door Bronco, and we stock CURT 13493 plus Bronco-specific wiring such as CURT 56468. Those are not Sport parts. Different frame, different CURT application, different SKU. If your badge says Bronco Sport, stay on this page — do not order a full-size Bronco hitch hoping it bolts up.
Honest gaps
Catalogue
13474 and 13635 not stocked
CURT publishes both Sport hitch cards. We do not sell either here today. Related Ford guides below are not a silent claim of Sport fitment.
Bike racks
13635 vertical hang note
CURT’s 2025-and-up Sport card excludes vertical hanging bike racks. Confirm rack style against the hitch sheet when a Sport hitch lands here.
Lander
No Sport year pages
There are no Bronco Sport hitch year landers on this site yet.
Ratings
Vehicle limit wins
Even when a hitch arrives on this shelf, Ford’s tow and tongue numbers for your trim still win.
Related guides and live Ford gear
Bronco (full-size) hitch guideDifferent vehicle — do not mix parts
Escape hitch guideRelated Ford crossover path
Hitch for bike rack onlyClass and tongue-weight mindset for racks
Bike rack and cargo guideAccessory shopping tips
Towing guides hubAll vehicle and topic guides
Shop CURT 56462 wiring
The Bronco Sport four-flat we actually list today, with free shipping on CURT gear from Lots of Parts.
Open CURT 56462 →Looking for the Sport receiver itself? CURT 13474 or 13635 is the published Class 3 path by year — neither is an active listing here today. Watch the trailer-hitches collection or ask support if you want a restock signal.
Lots of Parts · Canada Bronco Sport hitch shopping help that admits the hitch gap and links the wiring we stock. No fake reviews, no invented year landers.
