Ford Transit Connect Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)

Shopping a trailer hitch for a Ford Transit Connect in Canada? Start with the model year on the door sticker, then decide whether you want the two inch Class 3 path or the lighter Class 2 card for the same later window. We stock a real Connect shelf today: CURT 13167 Class 3 for listed 2014 through 2023 years, CURT 13076 Class 3 for the older 2010 through 2013 window excluding electric vans on the card, CURT 12123 Class 2 for the 2014 through 2023 lighter path, and CURT 56218 four-flat wiring that pairs with the later Connect years.

Built for Canadian Transit Connect 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, 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 the Connect cards below.

If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under the card.

How to Select a Trailer Hitch

CURT · Hitch class basics

Why cargo-van shoppers often land on a two inch Class 3 receiver, then still respect the door-sticker tow limit on a compact van like the Connect.

Watch on YouTube →

Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques

CURT · Install habits

Torque, hardware order, and the habits that keep a Compact van hitch install from becoming a Saturday fight under the bumper.

Watch on YouTube →

How to Connect a Trailer Wiring Harness

CURT · Wiring basics

How a vehicle-specific four-flat such as CURT 56218 is meant to plug in so trailer lights track the van signals.

Watch on YouTube →

How to Choose a Ball Mount and Trailer Ball

CURT · Ball-mount height

Drop versus rise habits so a lower Connect bumper still tows level once the hitch and coupler meet.

Watch on YouTube →

What to buy for a Transit Connect

Most Connect owners who tow a light utility trailer or motorcycle trailer land on the Class 3 two inch receiver. CURT 13167 covers the listed 2014 through 2023 Transit Connect years on that Class 3 card. If your van is older, CURT 13076 is the Class 3 path for listed 2010 through 2013 years — and the product card excludes electric Transit Connect vans, so do not force that SKU onto an electric badge.

CURT 12123 is the Class 2 option for the same 2014 through 2023 window when you truly only need the lighter hitch class. Class 2 is not a free upgrade path later — if you think you may want a heavier ball mount or a bike rack that prefers a two inch receiver, start on 13167 instead of hoping Class 2 grows into Class 3.

Wiring is cleaner on the later Connect than on many vans we stock. CURT 56218 is the four-flat harness listed for 2014 through 2023 Transit Connect years on this store. Pair the harness year window with the hitch year window before you order both in one cart.

In stock on this store CURT 13167 Class 3 Two inch Class 3 hitch for listed 2014 through 2023 Ford Transit Connect years. In stock on this store CURT 13076 Class 3 Older 2010 through 2013 Class 3 path. Electric Transit Connect vans are excluded on the card. In stock on this store CURT 12123 Class 2 Lighter Class 2 hitch for listed 2014 through 2023 Connect years when Class 3 is more hitch than you need. In stock on this store CURT 56218 wiring Four-flat custom harness listed for 2014 through 2023 Transit Connect years on this store.
Topic What we see on this shelf
Primary Class 3 CURT 13167 for listed 2014 through 2023 Transit Connect years.
Older Class 3 CURT 13076 for listed 2010 through 2013 years, electric excluded.
Class 2 option CURT 12123 for the later window when you stay light-duty on purpose.
Wiring CURT 56218 four-flat for the later Connect years — confirm the card before you buy.
Not the full-size Transit Full-size Ford Transit and E-Transit use different cards — see the Transit buyers guide.
Year landers Live Transit Connect hitch pages 2010 through 2023 — see jumps below.

Year pages we publish for Transit Connect

Open the lander that matches the model year on your door sticker. These are the Connect hitch year pages we publish today — we do not invent missing years.

Confirm the product-card years before you buy. A 2024 or newer Connect lander is not on this list yet, and we will not invent one.

Door sticker first

Tow rating still wins

The hitch class on the CURT box is not a free pass past the Ford tow rating on the door sticker. Buy to the lower number.

Connect versus Transit

Different vans, different cards

Transit Connect is the compact van. Full-size Transit and E-Transit live on the Transit guide.

Electric exclusion

13076 says it clearly

If the older Class 3 card excludes electric, do not guess your way around that note with a parts-store shrug.

Canada shipping

Free shipping on live CURT

When the hitch or harness SKU is live on Lots of Parts, free shipping on CURT towing gear applies the same as our other hitch pages.

How to order without guessing

Step 1Read the door sticker

Year, trim notes, and the Ford tow rating before you open a product card.

Step 2Open your lander

Use the Transit Connect year pages above when they match.

Step 3Pick Class 3 or Class 2

13167 for most later vans, 13076 for older gas vans, 12123 only when you stay light.

Step 4Add wiring when it fits

56218 for the later Connect window — confirm years on the harness card.

Related guides we do publish

Ford Transit buyers guideFull-size Transit and E-Transit path Sprinter buyers guideAnother work-van Class 3 shelf ProMaster buyers guideRam cargo-van hitch path Express buyers guideFull-size GM van Class 5 path First tow day checklistLights, chains, pin, first kilometres Towing guides hubAll vehicle and topic guides

Shop CURT 13167

In-stock Class 3 Transit Connect hitch for the listed 2014 through 2023 window on Lots of Parts.

Open CURT 13167 →

Older van? Start at CURT 13076 and read the electric exclusion.

Back to towing guides hub →

Lots of Parts · Canada Transit Connect hitch buyers guide with live CURT 13167, 13076, 12123, and 56218, honest electric and full-size Transit gaps, and existing year landers only. No fake reviews, no invented SKUs.