2026 GMC Sierra 1500 towing capacity

US & Canada

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

How much can the 2026 GMC Sierra 1500 tow?

13,300 lb Max conventional towing (6,033 kg)
9,900 lb Max fifth wheel or gooseneck (4,491 kg)
2,230 lb Max payload (1,012 kg)
Not published Max conventional tongue load

GMC rates the 2026 GMC Sierra 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, at 19,000 lb GCWR, with Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels. Source: GMC, 2026 Sierra 1500 Trailering Charts. The highest fifth wheel or gooseneck rating is 9,900 lb (4,491 kg) (GMC, 2026 Sierra 1500 Trailering Charts). Maximum payload is 2,230 lb (1,012 kg) (GMC, 2026 Sierra 1500 model page and FAQ (gmc.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 GMC Sierra 1500 towing capacity chart

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

2026 GMC Sierra 1500: maximum loaded trailer weight by configuration, conventional hitch
Configuration GCWR Max trailer Needs Source
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 2WD, TurboMax 14,500 lb6,577 kg 9,100 lb 4,128 kg GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4WD, TurboMax 14,500 lb6,577 kg 8,800 lb 3,992 kg GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 4WD, TurboMax 14,500 lb6,577 kg 8,900 lb 4,037 kg Requires available MT tires; 8,800 lb without them. GMC, PDF p. 1
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, TurboMax 14,500 lb6,577 kg 9,100 lb 4,128 kg GMC, PDF p. 1
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 4WD, TurboMax 14,500 lb6,577 kg 8,900 lb 4,037 kg GMC, PDF p. 1
Regular Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, TurboMax 14,000 lb6,350 kg 9,000 lb 4,082 kg GMC, PDF p. 1
Regular Cab, Long Bed, 2WD, TurboMax 14,500 lb6,577 kg 9,400 lb 4,264 kg GMC, PDF p. 1
Regular Cab, Standard Bed, 4WD, TurboMax 14,000 lb6,350 kg 8,800 lb 3,992 kg GMC, PDF p. 1
Regular Cab, Long Bed, 4WD, TurboMax 14,500 lb6,577 kg 9,200 lb 4,173 kg GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 2WD, 5.3L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,400 lb 4,264 kg GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4WD, 5.3L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,300 lb 4,218 kg Requires available MI2 10-speed transmission; 9,200 lb without it, 9,100 lb with MT tires. GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 4WD, 5.3L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,300 lb 4,218 kg Requires available MI2 10-speed transmission; 9,100 lb without it or with MT tires, 9,200 lb with MT tires and the MI2. GMC, PDF p. 1
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, 5.3L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,500 lb 4,309 kg GMC, PDF p. 1
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 4WD, 5.3L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,300 lb 4,218 kg GMC, PDF p. 1
Regular Cab, Long Bed, 2WD, 5.3L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,800 lb 4,445 kg GMC, PDF p. 1
Regular Cab, Long Bed, 4WD, 5.3L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,600 lb 4,354 kg GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 2WD, 5.3L V8 16,800 lb7,620 kg 11,200 lb 5,080 kg Max Trailering Package GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4WD, 5.3L V8 16,800 lb7,620 kg 10,800 lb 4,899 kg Max Trailering Package GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 4WD, 5.3L V8 16,800 lb7,620 kg 10,800 lb 4,899 kg Max Trailering Package GMC, PDF p. 1
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, 5.3L V8 16,800 lb7,620 kg 11,200 lb 5,080 kg Max Trailering Package GMC, PDF p. 1
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 4WD, 5.3L V8 16,800 lb7,620 kg 11,000 lb 4,990 kg Max Trailering Package GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4WD, 6.2L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,000 lb 4,082 kg Requires available MT tires; 8,900 lb without them. AT4X maximum: 8,700 lb. GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 4WD, 6.2L V8 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,000 lb 4,082 kg Requires available MT tires; 8,900 lb without them. GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4WD, 6.2L V8 19,100 lb8,664 kg 13,100 lb 5,942 kg Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels. With 18 in wheels: 11,800 lb at 17,800 lb GCWR. GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 4WD, 6.2L V8 19,100 lb8,664 kg 13,000 lb 5,897 kg Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels. With 18 in wheels: 11,700 lb at 17,800 lb GCWR. GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 2WD, Duramax 3.0L 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,100 lb 4,128 kg GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4WD, Duramax 3.0L 15,000 lb6,804 kg 8,800 lb 3,992 kg Requires available MT tires; 8,700 lb without them. AT4X maximum: 8,500 lb. GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 4WD, Duramax 3.0L 15,000 lb6,804 kg 8,800 lb 3,992 kg Requires available MT tires; 8,700 lb without them. GMC, PDF p. 1
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, Duramax 3.0L 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,300 lb 4,218 kg GMC, PDF p. 1
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 4WD, Duramax 3.0L 15,000 lb6,804 kg 9,000 lb 4,082 kg GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 2WD, Duramax 3.0L 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. GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4WD, Duramax 3.0L 19,000 lb8,618 kg 12,800 lb 5,806 kg Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels. With 18 in wheels: 11,600 lb at 17,800 lb GCWR. GMC, PDF p. 1
Crew Cab, Standard Bed, 4WD, Duramax 3.0L 19,000 lb8,618 kg 12,400 lb 5,625 kg Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels. With 18 in wheels: 11,600 lb at 17,800 lb GCWR. GMC, PDF p. 1
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 2WD, Duramax 3.0L 19,000 lb8,618 kg 13,300 lb 6,033 kg Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels. With 18 in wheels: 12,100 lb at 17,800 lb GCWR. GMC, PDF p. 1
Double Cab, Standard Bed, 4WD, Duramax 3.0L 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. GMC, PDF p. 1

What the Sierra 1500 needs to tow its rating

These come from GMC'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 Turbo-Diesel, the Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels (GMC trailering chart).
  • GMC: Sierra 1500 models towing more than 7,000 lb should move from a weight-carrying hitch to a weight-distributing hitch. GM's towing supplement lists it as required over 7,000 lb (3,175 kg), set to 50% distribution.
  • GMC and GM: tongue weight roughly 10% to 15% of the loaded trailer for a ball hitch, 15% to 25% for a fifth wheel or gooseneck, and never more than the maximum tongue weight on the Trailering Information label.
  • 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 GMC.

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 GMC Sierra 1500 towing capacity in Canada

GMC Canada lists the same 13,300 lb (6,032 kg) maximum for the 2026 Sierra 1500. Its TurboMax figure is 4,309 kg (9,500 lb), where GMC's US chart tops out at 9,400 lb for the TurboMax, and its model page gives no payload figure. We have not checked Canadian configurations row by row. Source: GMC Canada, 2026 Sierra 1500 model page (gmccanada.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 Sierra 1500

Sources

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

  • GMC, 2026 Sierra 1500 Trailering Charts: 2026 Sierra 1500 max conventional trailering (PDF p. 1) and max 5th wheel/gooseneck trailering (PDF p. 2) by engine, GCWR, cab, bed and drive, with footnotes for MT tires, the MI2 10-speed transmission, AT4X and AT4 maximums, and the Max Trailering Package with 18 or 20 inch wheels. Highest conventional 13,300 lb (Double Cab Standard Bed 2WD, Duramax 3.0L, 19,000 lb GCWR); highest 5th wheel 9,900 lb. Quoted: "Requires available Max Trailering Package and 20" wheels." Checked 2026-10-24.
  • GMC, 2026 Sierra 1500 model page and FAQ (gmc.com): GMC's US page gives max available payload by configuration: short bed Crew Cab up to 2,020 lb, standard bed Crew Cab up to 1,950 lb, standard bed Double Cab up to 2,040 lb, standard and long bed Regular Cab up to 2,230 lb. It repeats the 13,300 lb maximum (Double Cab 2WD standard bed, Duramax, Max Trailering Package, 20 inch wheels) and a fifth-wheel or gooseneck maximum of 9,900 lb (Double Cab 2WD standard bed, 5.3L V8, Max Trailering Package). Quoted: "Sierra 1500 pickup truck models towing trailer weights greater than 7,000 pounds should move from a weight-carrying hitch to a weight-distributing hitch." 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.
  • GMC Canada, 2026 Sierra 1500 model page (gmccanada.ca): GMC Canada gives the 2026 Sierra 1500 an available max diesel tow of 6,032 kg (13,300 lbs.), the same maximum as gmc.com, and a TurboMax maximum of 4,309 kg (9,500 lbs.), where GMC's US chart tops out at 9,400 lb for the TurboMax. The page does not state a payload figure. Quoted: "available max towing of up to 4,309 kg (9,500 lbs.)" Checked 2026-10-24.

Common questions

How much can a 2026 GMC Sierra 1500 tow?
Up to 13,300 lb (6,033 kg) on a conventional hitch, in GMC's 2026 trailering chart. That needs a Double Cab Standard Bed 2WD with the Duramax 3.0L Turbo-Diesel, the Max Trailering Package and 20 in wheels, at 19,000 lb GCWR. The table on this page has every configuration GMC prints.
What is the Sierra 1500 towing capacity by engine?
Highest conventional rating per engine in GMC's 2026 chart: TurboMax 9,400 lb (Regular Cab Long Bed 2WD), 5.3L V8 11,200 lb with the Max Trailering Package, 6.2L V8 13,100 lb with the package and 20 in wheels, and Duramax 3.0L 13,300 lb with the package and 20 in wheels.
What is the payload capacity of a 2026 Sierra 1500?
GMC lists maximum available payload by configuration: up to 2,230 lb for a Regular Cab (standard or long bed), 2,040 lb for a Double Cab standard bed, 2,020 lb for a Crew Cab short bed and 1,950 lb for a Crew Cab standard bed. Your truck's figure is on the label in the door opening.
How much tongue weight can a Sierra 1500 handle?
GMC puts proper tongue weight at roughly 10% to 15% of the loaded trailer for a ball hitch and 15% to 25% for a fifth wheel or gooseneck, and says never to exceed the maximum tongue weight on the Trailering Information sticker in the doorframe. The 2026 chart does not print one maximum for the whole line.
Does a Sierra 1500 need a weight distribution hitch?
Over 7,000 lb of trailer, yes. GMC says Sierra 1500 models towing more than 7,000 lb should move to a weight-distributing hitch, and GM's 2026 towing supplement lists it as required over 7,000 lb (3,175 kg).
What is the Sierra 1500 fifth wheel and gooseneck towing capacity?
Up to 9,900 lb in GMC's 2026 5th wheel/gooseneck chart, on a Double Cab Standard Bed with the 5.3L V8 and the Max Trailering Package and a customer-installed fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch.
What is the GCWR of a 2026 Sierra 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 GMC's 2026 chart. The GCWR for your truck is on its Trailering Information Label.
Is the Sierra 1500 towing capacity the same in Canada?
The maximum is: GMC Canada lists 6,032 kg (13,300 lb). Its TurboMax maximum is 4,309 kg (9,500 lb), 100 lb above GMC's US chart. We have not compared the Canadian configurations row by row.