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scbronco
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Apr 03, 2017

Towing a Honda CRV?

We are being offered a 2013 Honda CRV All Wheel Drive. Not listed in the 2013 Towing Guide. Can it be towed with four on the ground?
  • Yes, we tow our 12 CRV awd 4 down, no problems. Just follow instructions in owners manual about cycling transmission through forward gears before leaving in neutral.
    We installed a 12v charge line to keep the tiny CVR battery charged.

    Ken
  • Yes, all CRV's up to and including 2014 can be towed 4 down. None after then.
  • Read the manual. I believe that year is towable but its around the time when Honda introduced the VRT trans that is not towable.

    I thought it was 2016 but read the manual to be sure.
  • Been towing CRV 2014 since 2014 with no problems.
    As stated after 2014 they are NOT towable. Honda went to a CVT auto transmission that is NOT towable.
    Subaru did the same thing a couple of years earlier.
  • I tow a 2013 CR-v AWD, like others have said read the owners manual. If you don't have a manual order one or download one. Dick

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