Anyone towing a 2007 Honda Element with Manual Trans.

I have a 2011 Element with auto trans. and getting it ready now to tow . I have talked to people who have no issues towing the Element.

What does the Owners Manual say about recreational towing?
IMO, "The Book" is the final authority.

The 2007 Honda Element Owners Manual states the vehicle can only be towed on a flat bed wrecker/trailer. There is no recommendation for towing four wheels down behind a Motorhome.
https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/om/E10707/E10707OM.pdf

As far as I know, ANY AWD vehicle cannot be towed 4-down. Even on a dolly. All 4 wheels must be off the ground, so you would need a car trailer. (Could be wrong.....)

JJ - I hear of two AWDs approved for Four Down. Subaru with Manual Transmission, and the Honda CRV. Many tow other Hondas Four Down, but from my understanding Honda only approves the CRV. Most of the other Hondas, and probably most of the CRVs, are 2WD.
I've wondered for years if the CRV is really different, or if Honda chooses to limit its warranty claim exposure to only one model by saying OK in that owner's manual and NO in all the others.

Getting ready to finally pick up my toad, a 2002 CR-V EX AWD manual transmission. Remco and MH Magazine were all N/A on the 4 down tow. However, with Honda manual in hand it clearly states in the Towing Behind a Motorhome section that 4 down is acceptable. Under Emergency Towing it states either a flat bed tow or if on a sling the remaining two wheels must be on a dolly. I am fully satisfied after reading that.

I looked in my MotorHome Dinghy Guides and up to & including 2005 Element 2wd & awd standard trans and AT were towable 4 down. I don't know what Honda changed in 2006 but from then on only the CR-V 2wd & awd were listed as towable. I have a 2013 CR-V awd AT that is towable 4 down. Is there a Element owners group, maybe you could find someone that is towing a model later than 2005. Good Luck

You may want to check a 2005 owners manual and see what the procedure for 4 down towing is.

You've picked your choice. Now....find out if anyone makes a base plate for it.
If not....back to square one...and g'luck!

Yes Roadmaster makes brackets for Elements up to 2011. And Jersey Jim my AWD Honda CR-V with AT is towable 4 down. Regards, Dick

I have read my manual where it says, in the EMERGENCY TOWING section, that the vehicle should be towed on a flatbed truck. I'm wondering if that is to prevent towing with two wheels down by a tow truck - rather than to prevent towing 4 down behind a motorhome?