How to Select a Trailer Hitch
Match hitch class to the door sticker and the live card before you shop a heavier trailer than the vehicle can honestly tow.
Watch on YouTubeMercedes-Benz M-Class Trailer Hitch Buyers Guide (Canada)
Shopping a trailer hitch for a first-generation Mercedes-Benz M-Class in Canada? Start with the door-sticker year, then open CURT 13018. That Class 3 hitch uses a two inch receiver. The live storefront title lists Mercedes ML Class and ML320 years on the same stocked carton that also covers listed M-Class years on this shelf. Light utility and a small trailer are the usual ask when the Mercedes sticker agrees. Confirm ratings on the live product card. Canada orders often ship free on qualifying baskets, so confirm the cart note before you check out.
Parts-counter shortcut.
Read the door sticker, confirm your ML320 or M-Class year against live 13018, then shop two inch mounts that match the tube.
Broader Canada shopping help lives in our
buying guide,
how to choose a hitch,
what hitch class do I need, and
GLE hitch guide when the badge is the later GLE successor.
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. First-gen M-Class and ML320 shoppers usually land on Class 3 two inch hardware on the shared 13018 carton when the live fitment still lists the SUV.
Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques
Confirm the live card still lists your year and configuration. Shared sheets are easy to mix up when sibling badges sit nearby.
Watch on YouTubeHow to Connect a Trailer Wiring Harness
Plan lights after the hitch. A four-flat or seven-way still needs a clean ground before the first night tow.
Watch on YouTubeHow to Choose a Ball Mount and Trailer Ball
Match shank size to the live tube, then level the trailer with rise versus drop once the hitch is on.
Watch on YouTubeThe live hitch path for listed M-Class and ML320 years
CURT 13018 is a Class 3 hitch with a two inch receiver path. On the live storefront title the card lists Mercedes Benz ML Class and ML320 years in the late nineties through early two thousands window. Gross trailer weight on the live card is three thousand five hundred pounds with three hundred fifty pounds tongue weight. Your Mercedes door sticker still sets the ceiling.
Naming honesty matters on this shelf. Mercedes sold the first generation as the M-Class. Many fitment sheets and year landers still say ML Class or ML320. We are not inventing a second hitch for the badge swap. One stocked carton covers the listed years when the live fitment agrees. An existing mercedes-ml buyer guide may still appear in search for broader ML shopping. Use this M-Class lander when you want the ML320 year pages that already live on this store.
Class 3 two inch hardware suits light utility when the Mercedes sticker and the live hitch card both agree. Confirm gross and tongue ratings on the live product card. Dedicated trailer wiring still needs a harness title that lists your year. Do not invent a heavier path for this SUV unless a different live SKU still lists it.
CURT 13018 Class 3
In-stock Class 3 carton for listed M-Class and ML320 years on the live product path. Primary two inch path for first-gen shoppers when the Mercedes sticker and fitment agree.
Open live 13018 product →Parts-counter note. Confirm ML320 years on the live fitment before you cart. The storefront title also uses ML Class wording for the same generation.
How to shop without getting lost
Step 1Read the door sticker
Find the Mercedes tow and tongue numbers for your M-Class. The hitch cannot raise that limit.
Step 2Confirm ML320 fitment
Open live 13018 and confirm your SUV year is still listed before you order.
Step 3Match the tube
Pins, mounts, and racks must fit the two inch tube on this Class 3 path.
Step 4Use GLE when the badge changed
Later GLE years are a different shelf. Land on the GLE guide instead of forcing 13018.
Class 3 carton
13018 Class 3
Class 3 path for listed first-gen years on the stocked carton.
- Two inch receiver path on the live product
- Three thousand five hundred pound gross rating on the live card
- Confirm tongue weight on the product card
Naming honesty
M-Class and ML320
One stocked hitch covers the listed names when the live fitment agrees.
- M-Class shoppers can stay on this guide
- ML320 year landers already use the mercedes-benz-ml320 slug
- Do not invent a second SKU for the badge wording
Successor honesty
GLE is later
GLE is the later nameplate, not a twin of 13018.
- Open the GLE guide for listed GLE years
- Existing ML guide still helps broader ML shopping
- Confirm the live card before you mix generations
Year pages that already exist
These Mercedes-Benz ML320 year landers are already live. We only link pages that return on this store.
Always confirm the live hitch card still lists your M-Class or ML320 year before you order. Year landers help navigation, but the live product fitment is the final check. We do not invent 1998 landers that are not live here.
Related guides worth opening
ML hitch guideExisting ML lander for broader shopping
GLE hitch guideWhen the badge is the later GLE
GLK hitch guideWhen the badge is the smaller GLK
Towing guides hubFull Canada index of hitch guides and tips
Parts-counter summary: first-gen M-Class and ML320 shoppers start with live CURT 13018, confirm the SUV year on the live fitment even when the storefront title uses ML Class wording, match two inch accessories, open the existing ML guide for broader ML shopping, and open the GLE guide when the badge is the later successor.
