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 YouTubeTrailer Breakaway Charger Tips (Canada)
Looking for practical trailer breakaway charger tips in Canada? Start by confirming the trailer already uses electric brakes and that the breakaway battery is the cell you mean to keep charged, then open CURT 52025 when you need the charger alone or CURT 52028 when you want a Soft-Trac 2 breakaway kit that includes a charger. A charger keeps a twelve-volt breakaway battery ready so the switch can still apply the trailer brakes if the coupler separates. This page is about charging and maintaining that battery path, not a second battery essay or a switch-test redo. Confirm contents on the live product cards. Canada orders often ship free on qualifying baskets, so confirm the cart note before you check out.
Parts-counter shortcut.
A charger does not invent a legal tow limit. Read the trailer brake plan, then keep the breakaway battery charged. For battery health notes open
trailer breakaway battery tips.
For switch test habits open
breakaway switch test tips.
Broader Canada help also lives in our
breakaway cable guide
and
trailer brakes and breakaway kit 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 product cards below.
If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under the card. Breakaway charger shoppers still need an honest electric-brake plan and a clear battery path before they treat a charger as a fix for every trailer setup.
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 YouTubeWhat these live CURT paths actually do
CURT 52025 is a breakaway battery charger built to charge a twelve-volt breakaway battery used with CURT breakaway systems. Color-coded wires help the install when you follow the live instructions. The battery and the rest of the breakaway system stay separate on that charger-only cart.
CURT 52028 is a Soft-Trac 2 breakaway kit with charger. The live path bundles a lockable battery case, a twelve-volt five amp-hour style rechargeable battery, a nylon breakaway switch with a forty-eight inch cable, and the charger so the cell can be maintained. Compatible with trailers that use electric brakes and up to three axles on the kit notes. Confirm every line on the live card before you treat the kit as a match for your trailer.
Neither card invents provincial cutoffs. Confirm local rules for your trailer weight and brake style instead of treating a parts page as law. Lowest honest rating in the tow stack still wins.
Charger onlyCURT 52025Twelve-volt breakaway battery charger for topping up a Soft-Trac style cell on the live card.
Kit with chargerCURT 52028Soft-Trac 2 breakaway kit with case, battery, switch, forty-eight inch cable, and charger on the live card.
CURT 52025 charger
In-stock twelve-volt breakaway battery charger when the case and switch are already on the trailer and you need the charge path.
Open live 52025 product →Parts-counter note. Choose 52028 when you still need the full Soft-Trac 2 kit with charger instead of the charger alone.
How to keep the breakaway battery ready
Step 1Confirm electric brakes
A breakaway charger only helps trailers that already use electric brakes and a breakaway battery path.
Step 2Pick charger or kit
Use 52025 when you only need the charger. Use 52028 when you still need the Soft-Trac 2 kit bundle.
Step 3Charge before the trip
Top up the twelve-volt cell and recheck after storage so the switch is not sitting on a dead battery.
Step 4Test the switch path
Open the switch test tips page and confirm brakes apply when the pin is pulled before you leave the yard.
Charger path
52025 charger
Twelve-volt charger for a CURT breakaway battery on the live card.
- Color-coded wires for easier install notes
- Compatible with CURT Soft-Trac style rechargeable batteries
- Battery and kit hardware sold separately on this charger cart
Kit with charger
52028 Soft-Trac 2
Full kit path when you still need case, battery, switch, and charger together.
- Forty-eight inch cable on the live kit notes
- Lockable case helps with weather and theft deterrence
- Confirm axle count and brake style on the live product
Honesty
No invented cutoff
A charger does not invent a legal tow limit.
- Confirm local rules for your trailer instead of quoting a parts page as law
- Battery tips and switch test tips stay on those existing pages
- Do not duplicate the battery essay on this charger tips page
Related guides worth opening
Breakaway battery tipsCharged-cell habits that pair with a charger path
Switch test tipsDriveway checks before you treat the system as ready
Breakaway cable guideCable reach and hitch-side notes
Towing guides hubFull Canada index of hitch guides and tips
Parts-counter summary: breakaway charger shoppers confirm electric brakes first, start with live CURT 52025 for the charger alone or live CURT 52028 for the Soft-Trac 2 kit with charger, keep the twelve-volt cell topped up before a trip, and open the breakaway battery tips or switch test tips pages when the question is battery health or switch checks rather than this charger path.
