How much can a 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee tow?

6,200 lb with either the 3.6L V-6 or the 2.0L Hurricane 4 Turbo, in 2WD or 4WD, per Jeep's 2026 spec sheet. The Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid is rated 6,000 lb.

What is the towing capacity of the Grand Cherokee L?

6,200 lb with the 3.6L V-6, 2WD or 4WD, the same as the two-row model.

What is the towing capacity of the Grand Cherokee 4xe?

6,000 lb, 4WD, with a 3.70 axle, per Jeep's 2026 4xe spec sheet.

What is the payload capacity of a Jeep Grand Cherokee?

Jeep's estimates for the two-row model run from 1,160 lb (4WD Summit) to 1,280 lb (2WD Laredo). The Grand Cherokee L reaches 1,400 lb (Limited) and the 4xe is 1,050 lb.

What is the Grand Cherokee's tongue weight limit?

Jeep's 2026 spec sheets print no tongue or receiver rating. Use the rating on your hitch label and count tongue weight against payload.

What is the Grand Cherokee's GCWR?

Jeep's 2026 media spec sheets do not print a GCWR for the Grand Cherokee. Check the owner's manual or the Jeep towing spec for your build before you rely on a number.

2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee Towing Capacity, Payload and GCWR

How much can the 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee tow?

6,200 lb Max conventional towing (2,812 kg)

Not published Max fifth wheel or gooseneck

1,400 lb Max payload (635 kg)

Not published Max conventional tongue load

Jeep rates the 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee to tow up to 6,200 lb (2,812 kg) on a ball hitch in one configuration: Grand Cherokee Laredo, 2WD, 3.6L V-6 or 2.0L Hurricane 4 Turbo, 3.45 axle, with No package named on the spec sheet. Source: Stellantis, 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee Preliminary Specifications, Weights p. 7 and Trailer Towing p. 9. Maximum payload is 1,400 lb (635 kg) (Stellantis, 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee Preliminary Specifications, Weights p. 7 and Trailer Towing p. 9).

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 Grand Cherokee 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 Grand Cherokee: maximum loaded trailer weight by configuration, conventional hitch
Configuration	Axle	GCWR	Max trailer	Payload	Needs	Source
Grand Cherokee Laredo, 2WD, 3.6L V-6 or 2.0L Hurricane 4 Turbo	3.45	Not published	6,200 lb 2,812 kg	1,280 lb581 kg	No package named on the spec sheet	Stellantis, pp. 7 and 9
Grand Cherokee Limited, 2WD, 3.6L V-6 or 2.0L Hurricane 4 Turbo	3.45	Not published	6,200 lb 2,812 kg	1,260 lb572 kg	No package named on the spec sheet	Stellantis, pp. 7 and 9
Grand Cherokee Summit, 2WD, 3.6L V-6 or 2.0L Hurricane 4 Turbo	3.45	Not published	6,200 lb 2,812 kg	1,190 lb540 kg	No package named on the spec sheet	Stellantis, pp. 7 and 9
Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4WD, 3.6L V-6 or 2.0L Hurricane 4 Turbo	3.45	Not published	6,200 lb 2,812 kg	1,240 lb562 kg	No package named on the spec sheet	Stellantis, pp. 7 and 9
Grand Cherokee Limited, 4WD, 3.6L V-6 or 2.0L Hurricane 4 Turbo	3.45	Not published	6,200 lb 2,812 kg	1,260 lb572 kg	No package named on the spec sheet	Stellantis, pp. 7 and 9
Grand Cherokee Summit, 4WD, 3.6L V-6 or 2.0L Hurricane 4 Turbo	3.45	Not published	6,200 lb 2,812 kg	1,160 lb526 kg	No package named on the spec sheet	Stellantis, pp. 7 and 9
Grand Cherokee L Laredo, 2WD, 3.6L V-6	3.45	Not published	6,200 lb 2,812 kg	1,370 lb621 kg	No package named on the spec sheet	Stellantis, pp. 7 and 9
Grand Cherokee L Limited, 2WD, 3.6L V-6	3.45	Not published	6,200 lb 2,812 kg	1,400 lb635 kg	No package named on the spec sheet	Stellantis, pp. 7 and 9
Grand Cherokee L Summit, 2WD, 3.6L V-6	3.45	Not published	6,200 lb 2,812 kg	1,240 lb562 kg	No package named on the spec sheet	Stellantis, pp. 7 and 9
Grand Cherokee L Laredo, 4WD, 3.6L V-6	3.45	Not published	6,200 lb 2,812 kg	1,370 lb621 kg	No package named on the spec sheet	Stellantis, pp. 7 and 9
Grand Cherokee L Limited, 4WD, 3.6L V-6	3.45	Not published	6,200 lb 2,812 kg	1,400 lb635 kg	No package named on the spec sheet	Stellantis, pp. 7 and 9
Grand Cherokee L Summit, 4WD, 3.6L V-6	3.45	Not published	6,200 lb 2,812 kg	1,210 lb549 kg	No package named on the spec sheet	Stellantis, pp. 7 and 9
Grand Cherokee 4xe, 4WD, plug-in hybrid	3.70	Not published	6,000 lb 2,722 kg	1,050 lb476 kg	No package named on the spec sheet	Stellantis, pp. 6 and 8
Grand Cherokee 4xe Trailhawk, 4WD, plug-in hybrid	3.70	Not published	6,000 lb 2,722 kg	1,050 lb476 kg	No package named on the spec sheet	Stellantis, pp. 6 and 8
Grand Cherokee 4xe Summit, 4WD, plug-in hybrid	3.70	Not published	6,000 lb 2,722 kg	1,050 lb476 kg	No package named on the spec sheet	Stellantis, pp. 6 and 8

What the Grand Cherokee needs to tow its rating

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

Jeep's 2026 spec sheets give 6,200 lb for the two-row Grand Cherokee (3.6L V-6 and 2.0L Hurricane 4 Turbo, 2WD and 4WD, 3.45 axle) and the three-row Grand Cherokee L (3.6L V-6), and 6,000 lb for the Grand Cherokee 4xe (3.70 axle).
The sheets are marked Preliminary and the weights are estimates; the payload for your own vehicle is on its door jamb label.
Payload is Jeep's maximum allowable weight of driver, passengers, cargo and options, so a trailer's tongue weight comes out of it too.
The two-row sheet sends readers to separate 4xe documents for the plug-in hybrid; the 4xe rows here come from that 4xe sheet.

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 Grand Cherokee towing capacity in Canada

Stellantis Canada's 2026 sheets match: Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L are listed 4WD only at 2,818 kg (6,200 lb), and the 4xe at 2,722 kg (6,000 lb). Canadian 4WD payloads equal the US 4WD figures.

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 Grand Cherokee

Towing capacity by VIN: what a VIN decode tells you, and where your real rating is printed.
Can I tow this?: payload, tongue weight and GCWR checked together for your truck and trailer.
Payload calculator: what is left on your sticker after people, gear and the tongue.
Tongue weight calculator: the target tongue weight for your trailer.
Hitch class finder: which receiver class covers your trailer and tongue weight.
Towing capacity by vehicle: every truck and SUV we have a page for.

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 Grand Cherokee Preliminary Specifications, Weights p. 7 and Trailer Towing p. 9: 2026 Grand Cherokee (two-row, gas): maximum trailer weight 6,200 lb, 2WD and 4WD, 3.45 axle; both the 3.6L V-6 and the 2.0L Hurricane 4 Turbo list Max. Gross Trailer Weight 6,200 lb. Estimated payload: 2WD Laredo 1,280 lb, Limited 1,260 lb, Summit 1,190 lb; 4WD Laredo 1,240 lb, Limited 1,260 lb, Summit 1,160 lb. GVWR 6,050 lb on all. Quoted: "Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe features and specs are included in 4xe specific documents." Checked 2026-10-24.
Stellantis, 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Preliminary Specifications, Weights p. 7 and Trailer Towing p. 9: 2026 Grand Cherokee L: 3.6L V-6, 3.45 axle, 2WD and 4WD, maximum trailer weight 6,200 lb. Estimated payload: 2WD Laredo 1,370 lb, Limited 1,400 lb, Summit 1,240 lb; 4WD Laredo 1,370 lb, Limited 1,400 lb, Summit 1,210 lb. GVWR 6,500 lb (4WD Summit 6,700 lb). Quoted: "Payload is the maximum allowable weight of driver, passengers, cargo and options, rounded to the nearest 10 lbs. (5 kg)." Checked 2026-10-24.
Stellantis, 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe Preliminary Specifications, Weights p. 6 and Trailer Towing p. 8: 2026 Grand Cherokee 4xe (plug-in hybrid): 4WD, 3.70 axle, maximum trailer weight 6,000 lb. Estimated payload 1,050 lb on 4xe, 4xe Trailhawk and 4xe Summit; GVWR 6,900 lb. Checked 2026-10-24.
Stellantis Canada, 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Grand Cherokee L and Grand Cherokee 4xe Preliminary Specifications (Canada): Canadian 2026 Grand Cherokee: 4WD only in the weight tables; maximum trailer weight 2,818 kg (6,200 lb), 3.45 axle; 4WD payloads 1,240 / 1,260 / 1,160 lb (Laredo / Limited / Summit), the same as the US 4WD figures. The Canadian Grand Cherokee L sheet (view-spec.do?id=27151) gives 4WD only, 2,818 kg (6,200 lb), payload up to 1,400 lb (Limited). The Canadian 4xe sheet (view-spec.do?id=27157) gives 2,722 kg (6,000 lb), 3.70 axle, payload 1,050 lb. Checked 2026-10-24.