Lexus RX Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)

Shopping a trailer hitch for a Lexus RX in Canada? The RX line splits by year and badge, so start with the door sticker. On this store we list CURT 13530 for earlier RX years, CURT 13282 for 2016 through 2020 RX Hybrid and RX450h years on the card, and CURT 13394 for RX-L years that share a Highlander-family hitch. Wiring is live for early years and for some 2020 through 2021 RX cards. Gas RX350 mid-cycle years have an honest catalogue gap — we will say that plainly instead of inventing a cart link.

Built for Canadian RX owners. 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. Hybrid tow notes? Open the hybrid towing guide. 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 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 a crossover often lands on a Class 3 card with a 2 inch receiver even when the door sticker keeps trailer weight modest.

Watch on YouTube →

CURT Install Techniques

CURT · Hardware and method

General install habits. Finish with the instruction sheet for your exact year card — generations are not interchangeable.

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Trailer Wiring Harness Basics

CURT · T-connector overview

Useful before you order a custom four-flat, or while you wait on a harness we do not stock for your year yet.

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Ball Mount and Trailer Ball

CURT · Drop and rise

Published Class 3 cards here use a 2 inch opening. Match the shank to the tube you actually bolt on, then set drop so the trailer sits level.

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What we stock for the RX

CURT 13530 is the Class 3 hitch we list for earlier Lexus RX years on the product card — including RX330-era and early RX350 and RX Hybrid years CURT writes through about 2009. It uses a 2 inch receiver and is in stock today.

CURT 13282 is the Class 3 hitch we list for 2016 through 2020 Lexus RX Hybrid and RX450h years on the card. Same 2 inch receiver idea. If your badge says RX450h or RX Hybrid in that window, this is the live hitch path on Lots of Parts.

CURT 13394 is a Class 3 hitch written for Toyota Highlander years and for Lexus RX-L years 2018 through 2022 on the product card. It is not a blanket RX350 gas hitch. Read the RX-L line carefully so you do not borrow it for a standard-wheelbase gas RX.

For gas RX350 years around 2016 through 2019, CURT publishes Class 3 card 13272 in its catalogue. We do not currently list 13272 on this store. That is an honest gap, not a suggestion to force 13282 onto a gas-only badge.

Wiring we do list: CURT 55563 covers earlier RX years roughly 2004 through 2010 on the card. CURT 56217 covers 2020 through 2021 Lexus RX and RX-L years on the card (it also lists Highlander years). Both harnesses are in stock. Mid-cycle years without a matching harness stay on the wiring guide or support queue — we will not invent a SKU.

In stock on this store CURT 13530 Class 3 hitch Earlier Lexus RX years on the card, including RX330-era coverage. 2 inch receiver. In stock on this store CURT 13282 Class 3 hitch Listed for 2016 through 2020 RX Hybrid and RX450h years. Confirm the hybrid badge before you buy. In stock on this store CURT 13394 Class 3 hitch Listed for Lexus RX-L years on the card (with Highlander years). Not a standard gas RX350 shortcut. In stock on this store CURT 55563 four-flat wiring Earlier Lexus RX years roughly 2004 through 2010 on the product card. In stock on this store CURT 56217 four-flat wiring Listed for 2020 through 2021 Lexus RX and RX-L years on the card.
Item Status on this store
CURT 13530 hitch Active and in stock for earlier RX years on the product card. Linked above.
CURT 13282 hitch Active and in stock for listed 2016 through 2020 RX Hybrid and RX450h years.
CURT 13394 hitch Active and in stock for listed RX-L years (and Highlander years). Keep RX-L separate from standard RX350.
CURT 13272 hitch Not listed here. CURT publishes it for gas RX350 years around 2016 through 2019 — no cart link on this store.
CURT 55563 wiring Active and in stock for earlier RX years on the card.
CURT 56217 wiring Active and in stock for 2020 through 2021 RX and RX-L years on the card.
Year landers Live for selected early RX, hybrid, RX450h, and RX-L years linked below. No blanket gas RX350 landers for every mid-cycle year.

Jump to RX year pages we publish

These are the Lexus RX-family hitch year pages live today. We are not inventing missing gas RX350 landers. Confirm badge and year on the product card before you buy.

Honest gaps and shopper notes

Badge

Hybrid versus gas versus RX-L

13282 is a hybrid-path card. 13394 is an RX-L path. Gas RX350 mid years still point at the 13272 catalogue gap.

Wiring

Two live harness windows

55563 for earlier RX years, 56217 for some 2020 through 2021 RX cards. Years in between may need support help.

Highlander

Shared family, separate guides

13394 and 56217 also touch Highlander years. If you drive a Highlander, open the Highlander hitch guide instead of staying here.

Ratings

Vehicle limit wins

Lexus tow and tongue numbers for your trim still win over hitch-side ratings — especially on hybrid and F Sport notes.

Step 1Read the badge

RX350, RX Hybrid, RX450h, and RX-L are not interchangeable on CURT cards.

Step 2Open a live year page

Use the landers above when they match. Skip inventing URLs for missing years.

Step 3Confirm the hitch SKU

Match 13530, 13282, or 13394 to the year list on the product page.

Step 4Add wiring when listed

Use 55563 or 56217 when your years match, otherwise ask support.

Related guides we do publish

Highlander hitch guideShared family cards, separate vehicle Towing with a hybridDoor-sticker mindset for hybrids What hitch classClass 3 context for crossovers Tongue weightKeep tongue load honest Towing guides hubAll vehicle and topic guides

Shop CURT 13282

The RX Hybrid and RX450h Class 3 hitch we list for 2016 through 2020 years on the card, with free shipping on CURT gear from Lots of Parts.

Open CURT 13282 →

Earlier RX? Start with CURT 13530. Driving an RX-L? Confirm CURT 13394.

Back to towing guides hub →

Lots of Parts · Canada Lexus RX hitch shopping help that separates hybrid, RX-L, and earlier cards, links live wiring where we have it, and admits the gas RX350 mid-cycle catalogue gap. No fake reviews, no invented year landers.