How to Select a Trailer Hitch
Why a late CR-V Hybrid still lands on a Class 3 card with a 2 inch receiver when Honda published rating stays modest.
Watch on YouTube →Honda CR-V Hybrid Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)
Shopping a hitch for a Honda CR-V Hybrid in Canada? You are not starting from a blank page. The same Class 3 card we stock for late gas CR-V years, CURT 13397, also lists Hybrid years on the product sheet. This page is the hybrid honesty pass — liftgate sensor notes, door-sticker tow limits, and wiring — so you do not have to re-read the full gas CR-V buyers guide just to answer Hybrid questions.
Built for Canadian CR-V Hybrid owners. Free shipping on CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts when the SKU is live on this store.
Need the full generation map for older gas CR-V years?
Open the CR-V buyers guide.
Prefer hybrid towing basics first?
Read towing with a hybrid.
Hub index:
Open the towing guides hub.
Watch these CURT videos first
All four videos are from the official CURT YouTube channel (@curtmfg). They are not Hybrid-only films — they cover class selection, install habits, wiring, and ball-mount height once your door sticker says towing is allowed.
If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under the card.
CURT Install Techniques
General install habits. Finish with the sheet for CURT 13397 — Hybrid and gas share that card, including the liftgate note.
Watch on YouTube →Trailer Wiring Harness Basics
Useful before you order CURT 56370, the four-flat harness that lists the same Hybrid years as the hitch.
Watch on YouTube →Ball Mount and Trailer Ball
CURT 13397 uses a 2 inch opening. Match the shank, then set drop so the trailer sits level behind a Hybrid that already rides a bit different than gas.
Watch on YouTube →What Hybrid owners need to know
CURT 13397 is the Class 3 hitch we stock for 2017 through 2026 Honda CR-V, and the same card lists Honda CR-V Hybrid for 2020 through 2026. There is not a separate Hybrid-only hitch SKU on this shelf. If you already read the gas CR-V guide, you are looking at the same receiver tube — the Hybrid difference is in the notes and in Honda tow rating for your powertrain.
The product sheet calls out a practical caveat: the hitch may interfere with hands-free liftgate sensors. That is not a scare line. It is a fitment note worth reading before you assume the kick sensor will behave exactly as it did from the factory. If you rely on that feature daily, test it after install and talk to the installer if something feels off.
Wiring pairs cleanly on the Hybrid years we list. CURT 56370 is the custom four-flat harness that covers the same 2017 through 2026 CR-V window and the same 2020 through 2026 Hybrid window. Plug-and-play beats splicing into a Hybrid taillight circuit. Both the hitch and the harness are active and in stock on Lots of Parts today.
Honda door sticker and owner manual still win. A Class 3 hitch rating is not permission to tow heavier than the Hybrid trim allows. If the manual says the vehicle is not rated for a trailer, use the receiver for a bike rack or cargo carrier inside tongue-weight limits instead — see our bike-rack-only guide.
In stock on this store
CURT 13397 Class 3 hitch
Lists gas CR-V and CR-V Hybrid years on one card. 2 inch receiver. Read the hands-free liftgate note. Free shipping on CURT gear from Lots of Parts.
In stock on this store
CURT 56370 four-flat wiring
Custom harness for listed late CR-V and CR-V Hybrid years. Prefer this over blind splicing.
| Item | Status on this store |
|---|---|
| CURT 13397 | Active and in stock for listed CR-V and CR-V Hybrid years. Linked above. |
| CURT 56370 | Active and in stock four-flat for the same late CR-V and Hybrid window. |
| Separate Hybrid hitch | Not listed as a Hybrid-only SKU. Hybrid shares 13397 with gas. |
| Hands-free liftgate | CURT notes possible sensor interference on 13397. Confirm after install. |
| Hybrid year landers | Live Hybrid landers for 2020 and 2023 only on this store today. |
Jump to CR-V Hybrid year pages
Those are the Hybrid year pages we publish today. Other Hybrid years still use the same product cards above — we are not inventing extra landers. For older gas-only CR-V generations, use the full CR-V buyers guide.
Honest gaps and shopper notes
Fitment
Same card as gas
Hybrid does not get a mystery second hitch. Confirm your year on CURT 13397 before you buy.
Sensors
Liftgate note
Hands-free liftgate sensors may be affected. Plan a quick function check after the hitch goes on.
Ratings
Door sticker wins
Honda Hybrid tow and tongue numbers beat any hitch brochure. Read the sticker, then size the trailer.
Landers
Only two Hybrid pages
We publish 2020 and 2023 Hybrid landers. Missing years are not a different hitch — they are just unpublished landers.
Step 1Read the sticker
Door jamb and manual: trailer weight, tongue weight, and any Hybrid notes.
Step 2Open CURT 13397
Confirm Hybrid year coverage and the hands-free liftgate note on the live card.
Step 3Add CURT 56370
Order the matching four-flat instead of splicing Hybrid taillights.
Step 4Set the ball mount
Match a 2 inch shank and set drop so the trailer sits level on Canadian roads.
Related guides we do publish
CR-V buyers guideFull gas and generation map
Towing with a hybridDoor sticker and PHEV honesty
Bike rack onlyWhen you are not towing a trailer
Wiring guideFour-flat basics
Towing guides hubAll vehicle and topic guides
Shop CURT 13397
The late CR-V and CR-V Hybrid Class 3 hitch we list today, with free shipping on CURT gear from Lots of Parts.
Open CURT 13397 →Need wiring too? Open CURT 56370. Older gas CR-V? Start with the CR-V buyers guide.
Lots of Parts · Canada Honda CR-V Hybrid hitch help that complements the gas CR-V guide, links the shared CURT 13397 and 56370 cards, and calls out the hands-free liftgate note without inventing a Hybrid-only SKU.
