Ram 3500 Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)

Shopping a trailer hitch for a Ram 3500 in Canada? Start with the door-sticker tow limit on this one-ton pickup, then open the live CURT Class 5 shelf we stock for listed Ram 3500 years. CURT 15801 is the in-stock commercial-duty Class 5 hitch for two thousand sixteen through two thousand twenty-three Ram 3500 on the live title, with Ram 2500 years also noted on that same sheet. The hitch card rates about twenty thousand pounds gross trailer weight and two thousand seven hundred pounds tongue weight, and it stays compatible with weight distribution at those same numbers on the hitch card. Door sticker first. Hitch second. Many Ram 3500 owners haul bumper-pull stock trailers, equipment decks, or gooseneck-ready beds that still sit under the Ram sticker, so treat the hitch rating as hardware capacity, not a blank cheque. Canada orders often ship free on qualifying baskets, so confirm the cart note before you check out.

Parts-counter shortcut. Start with the door sticker, open the live CURT hitch card for your Ram 3500 year, then plan lights and brakes before the first night tow. Broader Canada shopping help lives in our buying guide, how to choose a hitch, what hitch class do I need, and Ram 2500 hitch guide when you are comparing the three-quarter-ton sibling. 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.

How to Select a Trailer Hitch

CURT - Hitch class basics

Match Class 3 through Class 5 hardware to the door sticker and the live card before you shop a heavier trailer than the truck can honestly tow.

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Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques

CURT - Install habits

Confirm the live card still lists your truck year and configuration. Pickup, cab and chassis, and bed kits are easy to mix up on HD shelves.

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How to Connect a Trailer Wiring Harness

CURT - Wiring basics

Plan lights and a brake controller path after the hitch. Many HD trucks already have a seven-way stub, but still confirm before the first night tow.

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How to Choose a Ball Mount and Trailer Ball

CURT - Ball mount height

Match shank size to the live tube, then level the trailer with rise versus drop once the hitch is on.

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The live hitch path for listed Ram 3500 years

CURT 15801 is a commercial-duty Class 5 hitch with a heavy two and one half inch style receiver path for listed two thousand sixteen through two thousand twenty-three Ram 3500 years on the live title. The same sheet also covers listed Ram 2500 years. On the hitch card it rates about twenty thousand pounds gross and two thousand seven hundred pounds tongue, with matching weight-distribution notes. That is honest one-ton bumper-pull hardware sized for serious trailers that still respect the Ram door sticker.

Earlier Ram 3500 years have their own live cards. CURT 15803 covers listed two thousand fourteen through two thousand seventeen Ram 3500 on the Class 5 sheet, with two thousand fourteen Ram 2500 also named on that title. Older two thousand three through two thousand ten Dodge Ram 3500 years often sit on CURT 15409 Class 5 or CURT 13333 Class 3, with CURT 14361 as a Class 4 two inch option on that same older family. Read the live title for your year before you cart anything. We do not invent a Ram 3500-only wiring harness promise across every listed year here. Many of these trucks already carry a factory seven-way, but still confirm lights and a brake-controller path before the first Canadian night tow.

Gooseneck and fifth-wheel gear is a separate in-bed conversation. Many Ram 3500 year landers also show puck and rail kits, including live CURT 16021 OEM-style legs for listed two thousand thirteen through two thousand twenty-three Ram 3500 puck beds. The deeper shopping walk-through lives in our fifth wheel and gooseneck guide and the fifth wheel prep tips page. This page stays focused on the rear receiver path for listed Ram 3500 years.

CURT 15801 Class 5

In-stock commercial-duty Class 5 for listed two thousand sixteen and newer Ram 3500 years on the live card. Primary late-model Ram 3500 hitch on this shelf today when the sticker and trailer ask for serious bumper-pull capacity.

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Parts-counter note. Confirm your Ram 3500 year still sits on 15801. Mid two-thousands-teens trucks often move to 15803. Older years lean on 15409, 14361, or 13333. Confirm lights before you invent a plug.

Hitch versus vehicle tow rating

Ram 2500 hitch guide

Do I need a brake controller

How to shop without getting lost

Step 1Read the door sticker

Find the Ram tow and tongue numbers for your 3500. The hitch cannot raise that limit.

Step 2Open the year card

Use 15801 for listed late-model years, 15803 around the mid teens, or the older Class 5 and Class 3 cards when the title fits.

Step 3Keep bed kits separate

Gooseneck and fifth-wheel hardware is in-bed gear. Do not treat it as a rear-receiver substitute.

Step 4Confirm lights and brakes

Check the seven-way, breakaway path, and controller before the first night tow.

Late model

15801 Class 5

Commercial-duty Class 5 for listed two thousand sixteen and newer Ram 3500 years.

  • About twenty thousand pounds GTW on the hitch card
  • About two thousand seven hundred pounds tongue on the hitch card
  • Weight distribution notes match those hitch-card numbers
Mid years

15803 Class 5

Class 5 path that names listed two thousand fourteen through two thousand seventeen Ram 3500 on the live title.

  • Confirm the live card still lists your year
  • Do not force 15801 onto a year the sheet skips
  • Door sticker still wins over hitch hardware
Older shelf

15409, 14361, 13333

Older Dodge Ram 3500 years often sit on Class 5, Class 4, or Class 3 cards from the early two-thousands window.

  • 15409 Class 5 for heavier older duty
  • 14361 Class 4 two inch option
  • 13333 Class 3 when everyday duty is enough

Year pages that already exist

These Ram 3500 year landers are already live. We only link pages that return on this store.

Always confirm the live hitch card still lists your Ram 3500 year and configuration before you order. Cab and chassis paths and in-bed kits can appear nearby without being interchangeable.

Related Class 5, Class 4, and Class 3 options

Mid Class 5CURT 15803Class 5 path that names listed two thousand fourteen through two thousand seventeen Ram 3500 on the live title. Older Class 5CURT 15409Class 5 shelf for many older Dodge Ram 3500 years on the live card. Class 4CURT 14361Two inch Class 4 option on the older Ram 3500 family when Class 5 is more hitch than you need. Class 3CURT 13333Class 3 path that still names older Ram 3500 years on the sheet.

Accessories that match the receiver

Match pins, covers, and ball mounts to the live tube size on your hitch card. Late-model Class 5 trucks and older two inch cards do not share every accessory.

Two inch coverCURT 22272Two inch receiver cover for empty-tube days on older Class 3 and Class 4 cards. PinCURT 21500Five-eighths hitch pin with clip for everyday inserts. Confirm tube size first. Two inch mountCURT 45036Two inch ball mount for older tubes. Confirm rise or drop on the live card. Spare pinCURT 21510Another five-eighths hitch pin with clip when you want a spare in the glove box.
Topic What we tell shoppers
Door sticker first A hitch is not a blank cheque. Read the Ram tow limit, then open hitch versus vehicle tow rating.
Late-model pickup 15801 is the live commercial-duty Class 5 path for listed two thousand sixteen and newer Ram 3500 years.
Mid and older 15803 covers listed mid-teens trucks. Older years lean on 15409, 14361, or 13333.
In-bed kits Gooseneck and fifth-wheel hardware stays separate from the rear receiver path.
3500 versus 2500 This page is for Ram 3500. Three-quarter-ton shopping belongs on the Ram 2500 guide.

Related guides worth opening next

Ram 2500 hitch guideSibling 2500 shopping on many of the same CURT Class 5 cards. Fifth wheel prep tipsBed rails and prep mindset before an in-bed fifth wheel hitch. Weight distribution setup tipsFirst-setup leveling and spring-bar mindset before a loaded tow. Towing guides hubFull Canada hitch index without stuffing the mega menu.

Parts-counter summary: for listed Ram 3500 years on this store, start with live CURT 15801 Class 5 on late-model trucks, use 15803 or the older 15409 and 13333 cards when the title fits, keep bed kits separate, confirm lights and brakes, and only trust year landers that already return here.