GMC Safari Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)

Shopping a trailer hitch for a GMC Safari in Canada? Start with the door-sticker tow limit on this body-on-frame van, then open the live CURT Class 3 shelf we stock for listed Safari years. CURT 13035 is the in-stock Class 3 hitch with a two inch receiver for listed Safari years on the live card, alongside listed Chevrolet Astro years on that same sheet. The hitch card rates about four thousand pounds gross trailer weight and four hundred pounds tongue weight, and it also lists weight-distribution numbers when that gear is used. Door sticker first. Hitch second. These vans were workhorses, so treat the hitch rating as hardware capacity, not a blank cheque past the GMC sticker.

Built for Canadian Safari 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, what hitch class do I need, and hitch bolt torque tips. 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.

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

How to Select a Trailer Hitch

CURT - Hitch class basics

Match Class 3 hardware to the Safari door sticker and the live 13035 card before you shop a heavier trailer than the van can honestly tow.

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Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques

CURT - Install habits

Confirm the live card still lists your Safari year. 13035 also covers long Astro years on the same sheet.

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How to Connect a Trailer Wiring Harness

CURT - Wiring basics

Plan lights after the hitch. We do not push a Safari-named harness assumption here. Confirm a lights path before you invent a plug.

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How to Choose a Ball Mount and Trailer Ball

CURT - Ball-mount height

Match a two inch shank to the Class 3 receiver, then level the trailer with rise versus drop once the hitch is on.

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What the live CURT Safari card actually covers

CURT 13035 is a Class 3 hitch with a two inch receiver for listed one thousand nine hundred eighty-five through two thousand five GMC Safari years on the live card, alongside listed Chevrolet Astro years on that same sheet. On the hitch card it rates about four thousand pounds gross and four hundred pounds tongue. The same live card also lists weight-distribution capacity around six thousand pounds gross and six hundred pounds tongue when you add that gear. That is real Class 3 hardware sized for a cargo or passenger van that still respects the door sticker.

If the badge in the driveway says Chevrolet Astro instead of GMC Safari, keep shopping on the Astro hitch buyer guide. Same 13035 card. Different badge search. Keep bigger box vans on the Express and Savana guides when that is the platform in the driveway. Those use different live CURT paths.

We do not stock a dedicated Safari-named trailer wiring harness on this store today. A related Astro wiring card exists on other GM years, but we will not pretend the Safari badge is printed on that title. Plan lights as a confirm-first step after the hitch, and test before the first Canadian night tow.

CURT 13035 Class 3

In-stock two inch Class 3 for listed Safari years on the live card. Primary Safari hitch on this shelf today.

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Parts-counter note. Confirm your Safari year still sits on 13035. Keep Astro siblings on the Astro guide when that badge is in the driveway. Confirm lights before you invent a plug.

Hitch versus vehicle tow rating

Wiring harness guide

Weight distribution guide

How to shop without getting lost

Step 1Read the door sticker

Find the GMC tow and tongue numbers for your Safari. The hitch cannot raise that limit.

Step 2Open 13035 for listed years

Confirm the live Class 3 card still shows your Safari year on the sheet.

Step 3Confirm lights

Do not invent a plug. Confirm a harness path before the first night tow.

Step 4Keep trailers honest

Four thousand pounds on the hitch card is not a blank cheque. Many Safaris tow less per the sticker.

Receiver

Two inch Class 3

13035 opens a two inch tube. Racks, pins, covers, and mounts must match that opening.

  • About four thousand pounds GTW on the hitch card
  • About four hundred pounds tongue on the hitch card
  • Weight-distribution numbers listed on the live card when that gear is used
Year honesty

Live Safari landers

We only link year landers that already return on this store. Today that means GMC Safari landers from one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine through two thousand five. Earlier Safari years on the hitch card are not linked here when the lander is missing.

  • Confirm the live card still lists your year
  • Astro shares the 13035 card
  • A missing year lander is not a fitment promise
Wiring

Confirm-first lights

We do not stock a dedicated Safari-named trailer wiring harness on this store today. Plan lights after the hitch with a confirmed path, not a guess from a sibling badge.

  • See the wiring harness guide
  • Ask before inventing a plug
  • Test lights before the first Canadian night tow

Year pages that already exist

These Safari year landers are already live. We only link pages that return on this store.

Always confirm the live hitch card still lists Safari for your year before you order. Related Astro landers also exist when that is the badge in the driveway.

Accessories that match the receiver

Keep the tube covered when empty, pin what you insert, and quiet chatter with a kit sized for your tube. Ball mounts must match that two inch opening.

CoverCURT 22272Two inch receiver cover for empty-tube days on the Class 3 shelf. PinCURT 21500Five-eighths hitch pin with clip for everyday two inch inserts. Quiet kitCURT 22321Anti-rattle kit sized for a two inch tube. Ball mountCURT 45036Two inch ball mount with useful drop or rise options. Confirm the live card before you tow.
Topic What we tell shoppers
Door sticker first A hitch is not a blank cheque. Read the GMC tow limit, then open hitch versus vehicle tow rating.
Which hitch 13035 is the live Class 3 path for listed Safari years on this store today.
Astro sibling Keep Chevrolet Astro shopping on the Astro hitch buyer guide.
Wiring honesty No Safari-named harness is live here today. Confirm lights before you tow at night.
Bigger vans Express and Savana use different live CURT paths. Do not force 13035 onto those platforms.

Related guides worth opening next

Astro hitch guideShared 13035 card when that badge is in the driveway. Weight distributionWhen the live card and trailer both call for it. Rise versus dropLevel the trailer after the hitch is on. First tow checklistLights, chains, coupler, and tire pressure habits.

Parts-counter summary: match listed Safari years to CURT 13035 as the live card shows, respect the GMC door sticker under the hitch rating, keep Astro siblings on their own guide, treat missing Safari-named harness stock as a confirm-first lights path, and leave Express and Savana on their own shelves. Free shipping on live CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts across Canada when the SKU shows available on this store.