How to Select a Trailer Hitch
Match Class 3 hardware to the QX4 door sticker and the live 13088 card before you shop a heavier trailer than the SUV can honestly tow.
Watch on YouTubeInfiniti QX4 Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)
Shopping a trailer hitch for an Infiniti QX4 in Canada? Start with the door-sticker tow limit on this first-generation luxury SUV, then open the live CURT Class 3 shelf we stock for listed QX4 years. CURT 13088 is the in-stock Class 3 hitch with a two inch receiver for listed one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven through two thousand three Infiniti QX4 years on the live card, alongside listed Nissan Pathfinder years on that same sheet. The hitch card rates about five thousand pounds gross trailer weight and five hundred pounds tongue weight, and it notes weight-distribution compatibility around six thousand pounds when the live card still says so. Door sticker first. Hitch second. Many QX4 owners are light utility trailer or bike-rack shoppers, so treat the hitch rating as hardware capacity under the Infiniti sticker.
Built for Canadian shoppers 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.
Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques
Confirm the live card still lists your QX4 year. 13088 also covers listed Pathfinder years on the same sheet.
Watch on YouTubeHow to Connect a Trailer Wiring Harness
Plan lights after the hitch. We do not stock a dedicated QX4 trailer wiring harness on this store today, so confirm a lights path before you invent a plug.
Watch on YouTubeHow to Choose a Ball Mount and Trailer Ball
Match a two inch shank to the Class 3 receiver, then level the trailer with rise versus drop once the hitch is on.
Watch on YouTubeThe live Class 3 path for listed QX4 years
CURT 13088 is a Class 3 hitch with a two inch receiver for listed one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven through two thousand three Infiniti QX4 years on the live card, alongside listed one thousand nine hundred ninety-six through two thousand four Nissan Pathfinder years on that same sheet. On the hitch card it rates about five thousand pounds gross and five hundred pounds tongue, with weight-distribution notes around six thousand pounds when the live title still shows them. That is solid Class 3 hardware sized for honest utility trailers and racks that still respect the Infiniti door sticker.
If the badge in the driveway says Pathfinder instead of QX4, keep shopping on the Pathfinder hitch buyer guide. Same 13088 card for many overlapping years. Different badge search. Later Infiniti QX badges such as QX56 use different live cards and their own guides.
We do not stock a dedicated QX4-only trailer wiring harness that we are willing to promise across every listed year on this page. Plan lights as a confirm-first step after the hitch. Ask before inventing a plug, and test lights before the first Canadian night tow.
CURT 13088 Class 3
In-stock two inch Class 3 for listed QX4 and Pathfinder years on the live card. Primary first-generation QX4 hitch on this shelf today.
Open live 13088 product →Parts-counter note. Confirm your QX4 year still sits on 13088. Later Infiniti QX badges are not automatic clones of this card. Confirm lights before you invent a plug.
How to shop without getting lost
Step 1Read the door sticker
Find the Infiniti tow and tongue numbers for your QX4. The hitch cannot raise that limit.
Step 2Open 13088 for listed years
Confirm the live Class 3 card still shows your QX4 or Pathfinder year on the sheet.
Step 3Confirm lights
No dedicated QX4 harness is live here today. Confirm a lights path before the first night tow.
Step 4Keep trailers honest
Five thousand pounds on the hitch card is not a blank cheque. Many QX4 stickers sit lower.
Receiver
Two inch Class 3
13088 opens a two inch tube. Racks, pins, covers, and mounts must match that opening.
- About five thousand pounds GTW on the hitch card
- About five hundred pounds tongue on the hitch card
- Weight-distribution notes around six thousand pounds when the live card shows them
Year honesty
Live QX4 landers
We only link year landers that already return on this store. Today that means Infiniti QX4 landers from one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine through two thousand three. Earlier QX4 years without a live lander are not linked here.
- Confirm the live card still lists your year
- Pathfinder shares the 13088 card on listed years
- A missing year lander is not a fitment promise
Wiring
Confirm-first lights
We do not stock a dedicated QX4 trailer wiring harness on this store today. Plan lights after the hitch with a confirmed path, not a guess from a later QX 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 QX4 year landers are already live. We only link pages that return on this store.
- 1999 Infiniti QX4 hitch
- 2000 Infiniti QX4 hitch
- 2001 Infiniti QX4 hitch
- 2002 Infiniti QX4 hitch
- 2003 Infiniti QX4 hitch
Always confirm the live hitch card still lists QX4 for your year before you order. Later Infiniti QX generations are not treated as automatic fits for 13088.
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 Infiniti tow limit, then open hitch versus vehicle tow rating. |
| Which hitch | 13088 is the live Class 3 path for listed QX4 and Pathfinder years on this store today. |
| Pathfinder sibling | Listed Pathfinder years share the same 13088 card. Confirm the live title on the Pathfinder guide. |
| Wiring honesty | No dedicated QX4 harness is live here today. Confirm lights before you tow at night. |
| Bike rack note | Many QX4 owners mainly want a rack. See hitch for bike rack only. |
Related guides worth opening next
Pathfinder hitch guideSibling Nissan shelf when that badge is in the driveway.
QX56 hitch guideLater Infiniti SUV shelf with its own live Class 3 card.
Rise versus dropLevel the trailer after the hitch is on.
First tow checklistLights, chains, coupler, and tire pressure habits.
Parts-counter summary: match listed QX4 and Pathfinder years to CURT 13088 as the live card shows, respect the Infiniti door sticker under the hitch rating, keep later QX badges off this card unless a live title says otherwise, and treat missing harness stock as a confirm-first lights path. Free shipping on live CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts across Canada when the SKU shows available on this store.
