2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 towing capacity

US & Canada

Every rating Chevrolet publishes for the 2026 Silverado 1500, read from Chevrolet's own documents, in pounds and kilograms.

How much can the 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 tow?

13,300 lb Max conventional towing (6,033 kg)
10,300 lb Max fifth wheel or gooseneck (4,672 kg)
2,260 lb Max payload (1,025 kg)
Not published Max conventional tongue load

Chevrolet rates the 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 to tow up to 13,300 lb (6,033 kg) on a ball hitch in one configuration: Double Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, Duramax 3.0L I-6, at 19,000 lb GCWR, with Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels. Source: Chevrolet, 2026 Trailering Guide, Silverado 1500 trailer weight ratings, PDF pp. 26 to 30. The highest fifth wheel or gooseneck rating is 10,300 lb (4,672 kg) (Chevrolet, 2026 Trailering Guide, Silverado 1500 trailer weight ratings, PDF pp. 26 to 30). Maximum payload is 2,260 lb (1,025 kg) (Chevrolet, 2026 Silverado 1500 model page and FAQ (chevrolet.com)).

A maximum is one truck, not yours. The rating that applies is the one for your exact cab, bed, engine, drive, axle and packages, and it is printed on the labels in the driver's door opening. Find your row in the table below, then check payload and GCWR as well: a truck often runs out of payload before it reaches its tow rating.

2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 towing capacity chart

Conventional (ball hitch) ratings, one row per configuration Chevrolet prints, grouped where the guide repeats a figure. Pounds are Chevrolet's figures; kilograms are converted from them.

2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: maximum loaded trailer weight by configuration, conventional hitch
Configuration GCWR Max trailer Needs Source
Regular Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, TurboMax 14,000 lb6,350 kg 9,100 lb 4,128 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 26
Regular Cab, Long Bed, 2WD, TurboMax 14,500 lb6,577 kg 9,500 lb 4,309 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 26
Regular Cab, Long Bed, 2WD, 5.3L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,900 lb 4,491 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 26
Regular Cab, Standard Bed, 4x4, TurboMax 14,000 lb6,350 kg 8,900 lb 4,037 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 26
Regular Cab, Long Bed, 4x4, TurboMax 14,500 lb6,577 kg 9,300 lb 4,218 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 26
Regular Cab, Long Bed, 4x4, 5.3L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,600 lb 4,354 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 26
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, TurboMax 14,500 lb6,577 kg 9,300 lb 4,218 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 26
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, 5.3L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,700 lb 4,400 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 26
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, Duramax 3.0L I-6 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,300 lb 4,218 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 26
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, 5.3L V8 16,800 lb7,620 kg 11,300 lb 5,126 kg Max Trailering Package Chevrolet, PDF p. 26
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, Duramax 3.0L I-6 19,000 lb8,618 kg 13,300 lb 6,033 kg Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels. With the package alone the guide prints 12,100 lb at 17,800 lb GCWR. Chevrolet, PDF p. 26
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 4x4, TurboMax 14,500 lb6,577 kg 9,000 lb 4,082 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 26
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 4x4, 5.3L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,300 lb 4,218 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 26
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 4x4, Duramax 3.0L I-6 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,100 lb 4,128 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 26
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 4x4, 5.3L V8 16,800 lb7,620 kg 11,100 lb 5,035 kg Max Trailering Package Chevrolet, PDF p. 26
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 4x4, Duramax 3.0L I-6 19,000 lb8,618 kg 13,000 lb 5,897 kg Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels. With the package alone the guide prints 11,800 lb at 17,800 lb GCWR. Chevrolet, PDF p. 26
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 2WD, TurboMax 14,500 lb6,577 kg 9,300 lb 4,218 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 2WD, 5.3L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,600 lb 4,354 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 2WD, Duramax 3.0L I-6 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,300 lb 4,218 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 2WD, 5.3L V8 16,800 lb7,620 kg 11,300 lb 5,126 kg Max Trailering Package Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 2WD, Duramax 3.0L I-6 19,000 lb8,618 kg 13,200 lb 5,987 kg Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels. With 18 in wheels: 12,000 lb at 17,800 lb GCWR. Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, TurboMax 14,500 lb6,577 kg 9,100 lb 4,128 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, 5.3L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,500 lb 4,309 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, Duramax 3.0L I-6 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,200 lb 4,173 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, 5.3L V8 16,800 lb7,620 kg 11,200 lb 5,080 kg Max Trailering Package Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, Duramax 3.0L I-6 19,000 lb8,618 kg 13,100 lb 5,942 kg Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels. With 18 in wheels: 11,900 lb at 17,800 lb GCWR. Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4x4, TurboMax 14,500 lb6,577 kg 9,000 lb 4,082 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4x4, 5.3L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,300 lb 4,218 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4x4, 6.2L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,100 lb 4,128 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4x4, Duramax 3.0L I-6 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,000 lb 4,082 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4x4, 5.3L V8 16,800 lb7,620 kg 11,000 lb 4,990 kg Max Trailering Package Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4x4, 6.2L V8 19,100 lb8,664 kg 13,200 lb 5,987 kg Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels. With 18 in wheels: 11,900 lb at 17,800 lb GCWR. Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4x4, Duramax 3.0L I-6 19,000 lb8,618 kg 13,000 lb 5,897 kg Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels. With 18 in wheels: 11,800 lb at 17,800 lb GCWR. Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Short Bed, ZR2 4x4, 6.2L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 8,800 lb 3,992 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Short Bed, ZR2 4x4, Duramax 3.0L I-6 15,000 lb6,804 kg 8,700 lb 3,946 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 4x4, TurboMax 14,500 lb6,577 kg 9,000 lb 4,082 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 4x4, 5.3L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,200 lb 4,173 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 4x4, 6.2L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,100 lb 4,128 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 4x4, Duramax 3.0L I-6 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,000 lb 4,082 kg Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 4x4, 5.3L V8 16,800 lb7,620 kg 11,000 lb 4,990 kg Max Trailering Package Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 4x4, 6.2L V8 19,100 lb8,664 kg 13,200 lb 5,987 kg Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels. With 18 in wheels: 11,900 lb at 17,800 lb GCWR. Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 4x4, Duramax 3.0L I-6 19,000 lb8,618 kg 12,900 lb 5,851 kg Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels. With 18 in wheels: 11,700 lb at 17,800 lb GCWR. Chevrolet, PDF p. 27
About the figures.

Chevrolet's one-page 2026 Silverado 1500 Max Trailering sheet disagrees with the Trailering Guide in three places: Double Cab Standard Bed 2WD 5.3L with the Max Trailering Package (sheet 11,400 lb, guide 11,300 lb), Crew Cab Standard Bed 4x4 Duramax with the package and 20 in wheels (sheet 12,800 lb, guide 12,900 lb), and that Duramax line's GCWR (sheet 19,100 lb, guide 19,000 lb). This page shows the guide's figures. The door label on your truck settles it.

What the Silverado 1500 needs to tow its rating

These come from Chevrolet's own documents, cited in the sources below.

  • The 13,300 lb maximum needs a Double Cab Standard Bed 2WD with the Duramax 3.0L I-6, the Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels (Chevrolet Trailering Guide, p. 26).
  • GM's 2026 Silverado/Sierra 1500 towing supplement: a weight-distributing hitch is optional up to 7,000 lb (3,175 kg) of trailer and required above it, set to 50% distribution.
  • Chevrolet: tongue weight should be 10% to 15% of the loaded trailer, and gooseneck or fifth-wheel kingpin weight 15% to 25%. Neither may push the truck past its rear GAWR, GVWR or maximum trailer tongue load.
  • A fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch must be attached to the truck frame, not the bed, with the kingpin load near the rear axle centerline.
  • GM: the trailer, its tongue and everything in the truck must stay under GCWR, GVWR, the maximum trailer weight rating, the maximum tongue weight rating and the rear GAWR. The Trailering Information Label on the driver side B-pillar has those ratings for your truck.

Payload, tongue weight and GCWR: the limits you hit first

Our guidance, not a rule. This is how the ratings above fit together, not a figure from Chevrolet.

The tow rating is only one of five limits. The trailer's tongue weight sits on the truck, so it comes out of payload along with every passenger and everything in the bed, and it loads the rear axle. The truck and trailer together must stay under GCWR. A truck with a big crew and a full bed can reach its payload or GCWR with a trailer well under its tow rating. Run your own numbers in Can I tow this?, which checks all three at once and names the one you hit first, or work through them one at a time with the payload calculator and the tongue weight calculator.

2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 towing capacity in Canada

Chevrolet Canada lists the same 13,300 lb (6,033 kg) maximum for the 2026 Silverado 1500, for the same Double Cab Standard Bed Duramax with 20 in wheels, but a higher maximum payload: 1,080 kg (2,380 lb) against the 2,260 lb on chevrolet.com. We have not checked Canadian configurations row by row. Source: Chevrolet Canada, 2026 Silverado 1500 model page (chevrolet.ca) .

On a Canadian truck the certification label gives GVWR in kilograms, labelled both GVWR and PNBV (Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1038), s. 6(1)(e)(i)). The figures to trust are the ones on your own door opening.

Check your own Silverado 1500

Sources

Every document below was opened and read on the date shown. Ratings are the maker's; we have not tested them.

  • Chevrolet, 2026 Trailering Guide, Silverado 1500 trailer weight ratings, PDF pp. 26 to 30: 2026 Silverado 1500 conventional ratings by cab, bed, drive, engine and package with GCWR (pp. 26 and 27), and gooseneck/5th-wheel ratings (pp. 28 to 30), highest 10,300 lb. Tongue weight should be 10% to 15% of total loaded trailer weight; gooseneck or fifth-wheel kingpin weight 15% to 25%. A fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch must be attached to the truck frame, not supported by the pickup bed, with the kingpin load near the rear axle centerline. Quoted: "These charts specify the trailer weight rating for your Silverado 1500 equipped with a conventional hitch." Checked 2026-10-24.
  • Chevrolet, 2026 Silverado 1500 model page and FAQ (chevrolet.com): Chevrolet's US page for the 2026 Silverado 1500 gives 13,300 lb max available trailering and 2,260 lb max available payload. The quote is from the page FAQ with its footnote asterisks left out. Quoted: "with a minimum towing number of 8,700 lbs. and an available maximum of 13,300 lbs. for a Silverado Double Cab Standard Bed with the available Duramax Turbo-Diesel I-6 engine and 20-inch wheels." Checked 2026-10-24.
  • GM, 2026 Silverado/Sierra/Sierra Denali 1500 Trailer Towing Supplement, pp. 6 to 13: The owner's supplement for both trucks. Its weight-distributing hitch table for the 1500 series: up to 3 175 kg (7,000 lb) optional, over 7,000 lb required, 50% hitch distribution (p. 11). The combined weight must stay below GCWR, GVWR, the maximum trailer weight rating, the maximum trailer tongue weight rating and the rear GAWR; a Trailering Information Label on the driver side B-pillar shows the ratings for the specific truck (p. 6). Tongue weight 10 to 15% conventional, 15 to 25% fifth-wheel or gooseneck (p. 8). Quoted: "Use the following guidelines to determine if a weight-distributing hitch should be used." Checked 2026-10-24.
  • Chevrolet, 2026 Trailering Guide, p. 8: 10 to 15 percent of loaded trailer weight for a conventional ball hitch, and 15 to 25 percent for gooseneck and fifth wheel. The same page adds that when towing the maximum trailer weight, the maximum tongue weight is 10% for conventional trailers. Quoted: "For conventional trailering, the tongue weight should be 10% to 15% of the loaded trailer weight. For gooseneck/fifth-wheel trailering, the tongue weight should be 15% to 25% of the loaded trailer weight." Checked 2026-10-24.
  • Chevrolet, 2026 Silverado 1500 Max Trailering sheet: A one-page Chevrolet summary of the same ratings. It differs from the Trailering Guide in three places: Double Cab Standard Bed 2WD 5.3L with the Max Trailering Package at 11,400 lb (guide: 11,300 lb), Crew Cab Standard Bed 4x4 Duramax with the package and 20-inch wheels at 12,800 lb (guide: 12,900 lb), and that Duramax line's GCWR as 19,100 lb (guide: 19,000 lb). Quoted: "Requires available Max Trailering Package and 20-inch wheels." Checked 2026-10-24.
  • Chevrolet Canada, 2026 Silverado 1500 model page (chevrolet.ca): Chevrolet Canada gives the 2026 Silverado 1500 6,033 kg (13,300 lb.) max available trailering and 1,080 kg (2,380 lb.) max available payload, a higher payload figure than chevrolet.com's 2,260 lb. Its FAQ repeats the 8,700 lb minimum and 13,300 lb maximum for a Double Cab Standard Bed with the Duramax and 20-inch wheels. Quoted: "Max available payload" Checked 2026-10-24.

Common questions

How much can a 2026 Chevy Silverado 1500 tow?
Up to 13,300 lb (6,033 kg) on a conventional hitch, in Chevrolet's 2026 Trailering Guide. That needs a Double Cab Standard Bed 2WD with the Duramax 3.0L diesel, the Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels, at 19,000 lb GCWR. Chevrolet's lowest 2026 rating is 8,700 lb (ZR2 with the Duramax), and the table on this page has every configuration in between.
What is the Silverado 1500 towing capacity by engine?
Highest conventional rating per engine in Chevrolet's 2026 guide: TurboMax 9,500 lb (Regular Cab Long Bed 2WD), 5.3L V8 11,300 lb with the Max Trailering Package, 6.2L V8 13,200 lb with the package and 20 in wheels, and Duramax 3.0L diesel 13,300 lb with the package and 20 in wheels.
What is the payload capacity of a 2026 Silverado 1500?
Chevrolet lists 2,260 lb as the maximum available payload on chevrolet.com; Chevrolet Canada lists 1,080 kg (2,380 lb). The figure for your truck is on the Tire and Loading Information label in the door opening, and trailer tongue weight comes out of it.
How much tongue weight can a Silverado 1500 handle?
Chevrolet sets the target at 10% to 15% of the loaded trailer weight and says it must not push the truck past its rear GAWR, GVWR or Max Trailer Tongue Load. The maximum tongue weight rating for your truck is printed on its Trailering Information Label on the driver side B-pillar; the 2026 guide does not print one figure for the whole Silverado 1500 line.
Does a Silverado 1500 need a weight distribution hitch?
Above 7,000 lb (3,175 kg) of trailer, yes. GM's 2026 Silverado/Sierra 1500 towing supplement lists a weight-distributing hitch as optional up to 7,000 lb and required over it, adjusted to 50% distribution.
What is the Silverado 1500 fifth wheel towing capacity?
Up to 10,300 lb in Chevrolet's 2026 gooseneck/5th-wheel tables, on a Double Cab Standard Bed with the 5.3L V8 and the Max Trailering Package. The hitch must be frame mounted, not supported by the bed, and kingpin weight should be 15% to 25% of the trailer.
What is the GCWR of a 2026 Silverado 1500?
From 14,000 lb (Regular Cab TurboMax) to 19,100 lb (6.2L V8 with the Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels) in Chevrolet's 2026 guide. The GCWR for your configuration is in the table on this page and on the Trailering Information Label.
Is the Silverado 1500 towing capacity the same in Canada?
The maximum is the same: Chevrolet Canada lists 6,033 kg (13,300 lb) for the same Duramax Double Cab. Its maximum payload is higher, 1,080 kg (2,380 lb) against 2,260 lb in the US. We have not compared the Canadian configurations row by row.