Nissan Leaf Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)

Shopping a trailer hitch for a Nissan Leaf in Canada? Start with the door-sticker year, then open CURT 11396. That Class 1 hitch uses a one and one quarter inch receiver for listed 2011 through 2017 Leaf years on the live card, and it is the dedicated Leaf hitch we keep in stock here. Wiring is a separate carton. CURT 56227 is a four-flat custom harness the live card lists for a wide Leaf window, so match your year on that harness card before you assume lights are covered. Confirm ratings on each live product card, keep later Leaf years honest when the hitch card stops at 2017, and keep Altima, Versa, or other Nissan badges on their own guides when those are on the door.

Built for Canadian Nissan Leaf 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 can I put a hitch on an EV. 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 Leaf 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 Leaf often lands on a Class 1 one and one quarter inch receiver for bike racks and light cargo when the door sticker agrees.

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Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques

CURT · Install habits

Torque and hardware habits that keep an EV hatch hitch install clean under a rear fascia.

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How to Connect a Trailer Wiring Harness

CURT · Wiring basics

Wiring is still a separate carton. CURT 56227 is the four-flat Leaf harness on this shelf when your year is on the live card.

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How to Choose a Ball Mount and Trailer Ball

CURT · Ball-mount height

Drop versus rise so a trailer sits level behind a Leaf bumper instead of riding nose-down on cottage ramps.

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Which CURT hitch fits your Nissan Leaf

CURT 11396 is the Leaf hitch we stock for listed 2011 through 2017 years. It is a Class 1 hitch with a one and one quarter inch receiver on the live card. The live description lists about one thousand five hundred pounds gross trailer weight and one hundred fifty pounds tongue weight for that fitment, but always confirm the numbers on the product card before you load. Later Leaf years need an honest hitch check when 11396 no longer lists them. Pair the hitch with a matching pin, lock, cover, and ball mount that fit a one and one quarter inch tube.

Class 1 · Leaf CURT 11396 Listed 2011 through 2017 Nissan Leaf Class 1 hitch with a one and one quarter inch receiver. Dedicated Leaf hitch qty on this shelf. Four-flat wiring · Leaf CURT 56227 Four-flat custom wiring the live card lists for a wide Nissan Leaf window. Confirm your door-sticker year on that harness card before you order.

Parts-counter notes before you click buy

Topic What we tell shoppers
Class 1 reality 11396 is Class 1 with a one and one quarter inch tube. Match pins, locks, covers, and rack shanks to that opening. Confirm ratings on the live hitch card.
Hitch year window 11396 lists 2011 through 2017 on the live card. Later Leaf years need an honest hitch check. We do not invent a later Leaf hitch SKU here.
Wiring window 56227 covers a wider Leaf year list on its live card than the hitch does. Match your year on the harness card separately from the hitch card.
EV habits Read can I put a hitch on an EV and respect the Leaf door-sticker tow and cargo limits before you load.
Receiver size One and one quarter inch accessories fit this Class 1 tube. See the receiver size guide.
Related shelves Keep Altima, Versa, and Chevy Bolt on their own guides when those badges are on the door.
Install habits Use the CURT install techniques video, then recheck hardware after the first trips. See hitch bolt torque tips.
Lights and fuses Walk lights before the first tow. If a fuse blows after a harness install, open trailer wiring fuse tips.

Year pages we publish for the Nissan Leaf

Year jumps we publish for the Leaf. Open the lander that matches the model year on your door sticker, then confirm the live hitch card still lists that year.

These are the Nissan Leaf hitch year pages we publish today. Confirm product-card years before you buy. We do not invent hitch SKUs for years that are not on the live cards.

Main hitch

CURT 11396

Listed 2011 through 2017 Leaf Class 1 hitch with a one and one quarter inch receiver.

Wiring

CURT 56227

Four-flat Leaf harness on the live card for a wide year window. Confirm your year before you order.

Receiver

One and one quarter inch

Buy pins, locks, covers, and rack shanks that match this opening, not a two inch guess.

Related shelves

Altima, Versa, Bolt

Keep those badges on their own buyer guides when the door sticker is not a Leaf.

EV hatch cargo reality

Most Leaf hitch shoppers in Canada want a hitch-mounted bike rack or a light cargo trailer when the door sticker agrees. That is a Class 1 conversation on a one and one quarter inch tube, and EV tow limits are often stricter than the hitch rating. Confirm tongue weight with tongue weight explained. For ball-mount height, open ball mount guide and how to measure ball mount drop.

Step 1Confirm year

Match the door sticker to CURT 11396 for listed 2011 through 2017 Leaf years.

Step 2Match wiring

Order 56227 only when the live harness card still lists your year.

Step 3Match accessories

One and one quarter inch pin, lock, cover, and ball mount. Recheck lights before the first trip.

Shop CURT 11396

Class 1 Leaf hitch with a one and one quarter inch receiver for listed 2011 through 2017 years.

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Shop CURT 56227 when your Leaf year is on the harness card.

Wiring harness guide for four-flat basics.

Wiring fuse tips when a fuse pops after a harness install.

Back to the towing guides hub.

CURT hitch and wiring cards linked above are live on Lots of Parts for Canadian shipping when the SKU shows available. Confirm year fitment and ratings on each product page before you buy. We do not invent Leaf hitch or harness SKUs that are not on the live shelf.