2026 Jeep Gladiator towing capacity

US & Canada

Every rating Jeep publishes for the 2026 Gladiator, read from Jeep's own documents, in pounds and kilograms.

How much can the 2026 Jeep Gladiator tow?

7,700 lb Max conventional towing (3,493 kg)
Not published Max fifth wheel or gooseneck
1,720 lb Max payload (780 kg)
Not published Max conventional tongue load

Jeep rates the 2026 Jeep Gladiator to tow up to 7,700 lb (3,493 kg) on a ball hitch in one configuration: Sport, 3.6L V-6, 850RE 8-speed automatic, 4.10 axle, at 12,850 lb GCWR, with 4.10 axle, standard on the Sport Max Trailer Tow Group. Source: Stellantis, 2026 Jeep Gladiator Specifications, Towing Capacities, pp. 8 to 9 (axles pp. 2 to 3). Maximum payload is 1,720 lb (780 kg) (Stellantis, 2026 Jeep Gladiator Specifications, Towing Capacities, pp. 8 to 9 (axles pp. 2 to 3)).

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 Jeep Gladiator towing capacity chart

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

2026 Jeep Gladiator: maximum loaded trailer weight by configuration, conventional hitch
Configuration Axle GCWR Max trailer Payload Needs Source
Sport, 3.6L V-6, 850RE 8-speed automatic 3.73 9,650 lb4,377 kg 6,000 lb 2,722 kg 1,025 lb465 kg Spec sheet footnote: if equipped with ADH Tow Package Stellantis, p. 8
Sport, 3.6L V-6, 850RE 8-speed automatic 4.10 12,850 lb5,829 kg 7,700 lb 3,493 kg 1,720 lb780 kg 4.10 axle, standard on the Sport Max Trailer Tow Group Stellantis, p. 8
Willys, 3.6L V-6, 850RE 8-speed automatic 3.73 11,150 lb5,058 kg 6,000 lb 2,722 kg 1,025 lb465 kg None printed Stellantis, p. 8
Mojave, 3.6L V-6, 850RE 8-speed automatic 4.10 11,450 lb5,194 kg 6,000 lb 2,722 kg 1,050 lb476 kg None printed Stellantis, p. 9
Rubicon, 3.6L V-6, 850RE 8-speed automatic 4.10 12,450 lb5,647 kg 7,000 lb 3,175 kg 1,100 lb499 kg None printed Stellantis, p. 9

What the Gladiator needs to tow its rating

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

  • The 7,700 lb rating is the Sport with the 4.10 rear axle; Jeep's spec sheet lists the 4.10 axle as standard on the Sport Max Trailer Tow Group, Mojave and Rubicon.
  • Sport with the 3.73 axle is rated 6,000 lb, footnoted "If equipped with ADH Tow Package".
  • Jeep defines the GCWR on these rows as base weight plus maximum trailer weight plus 150 lb for the driver.
  • Owner's manual: a fascia or bumper mounted ball limits the trailer to 3,500 lb, 20 sq ft of front area and 350 lb tongue weight, and you must never exceed the maximum tongue weight stamped on the bumper or hitch.
  • The owner's manual prints no trailer weight table; it sends owners to jeep.com (jeep.ca in Canada) for the ratings.

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 Jeep.

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 Jeep Gladiator towing capacity in Canada

Not verified against a Stellantis Canada document for the 2026 Gladiator; the figures above are from the US specification sheet.

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 Gladiator

Sources

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

  • Stellantis, 2026 Jeep Gladiator Specifications, Towing Capacities, pp. 8 to 9 (axles pp. 2 to 3): 2026 Gladiator, 3.6L V-6 and 850RE 8-speed automatic. Sport 3.73: payload 1,025 lb, GCWR 9,650 lb, 6,000 lb (footnoted: if equipped with ADH Tow Package). Sport 4.10: payload 1,720 lb, GCWR 12,850 lb, 7,700 lb. Willys 3.73: 1,025 lb, 11,150 lb, 6,000 lb. Mojave 4.10: 1,050 lb, 11,450 lb, 6,000 lb. Rubicon 4.10: 1,100 lb, 12,450 lb, 7,000 lb. The 4.10 rear axle is standard on the Sport Max Trailer Tow Group, Mojave and Rubicon. Engine Max. Gross Trailer Weight 7,700 lb. Quoted: "GCWR = Base Weight + Maximum Trailer Weight + 150 lbs. for driver." Checked 2026-10-24.
  • Jeep, 2026 Gladiator Owner's Manual, Trailer Towing, printed pp. 171 to 172: The manual prints no trailer weight table; it sends owners to jeep.com (jeep.ca in Canada) for maximum trailer weight ratings, and says never to exceed the maximum tongue weight stamped on the bumper or hitch. Quoted: "When using a fascia/bumper mounted ball on any model, the trailer weight is limited to 3500lb 20sq ft of front area and 350lb tongue weight." Checked 2026-10-24.

Common questions

How much can a 2026 Jeep Gladiator tow?
Up to 7,700 lb, on the Sport with the 4.10 axle (the Max Trailer Tow Group). The Rubicon is rated 7,000 lb, and the Sport with the 3.73 axle, the Willys and the Mojave are 6,000 lb, per Jeep's 2026 spec sheet.
What is the towing capacity of the Gladiator Rubicon?
7,000 lb, with a GCWR of 12,450 lb and payload of 1,100 lb on the 4.10 axle.
What is the towing capacity of the Gladiator Mojave?
6,000 lb, with a GCWR of 11,450 lb and payload of 1,050 lb.
What is the payload capacity of a Jeep Gladiator?
Up to 1,720 lb, on the Sport with the 4.10 axle. The 3.73 Sport and the Willys carry 1,025 lb, the Mojave 1,050 lb and the Rubicon 1,100 lb.
What is the Gladiator's GCWR?
9,650 lb (Sport, 3.73), 12,850 lb (Sport, 4.10), 11,150 lb (Willys), 11,450 lb (Mojave) and 12,450 lb (Rubicon), from Jeep's 2026 spec sheet.
What is the Gladiator's tongue weight limit?
Jeep's 2026 spec sheet and owner's manual print no receiver tongue rating. The manual says never exceed the maximum tongue weight stamped on your hitch, and limits a bumper-mounted ball to 350 lb. Tongue weight also counts against payload.
Do I need a weight distribution hitch on a Gladiator?
Jeep's documents here give no trailer weight above which one is required. Our guidance, not a rule: check the hitch label first, because a receiver that allows weight distribution says so there, then set it up to the hitch maker's instructions.