How much can a 2026 Nissan Frontier tow?

Up to 7,150 lb, on the S King Cab 4x2. Crew Cab models are rated 6,270 to 7,070 lb depending on grade, bed and drive.

What is the towing capacity of the Frontier PRO-4X?

Nissan's 2026 brochure lists 6,680 lb for the PRO-4X Crew Cab 4x4 and 6,270 lb for the PRO-4X Crew Cab Long Bed 4x4. The press kit prints different PRO-4X numbers that do not match its own tongue loads, so go by the brochure and your door label.

What is the tongue weight limit on a Frontier?

Nissan lists a tongue load of 627 to 715 lb depending on configuration, 10% of that configuration's maximum trailer weight.

What is the GVWR, GCWR and curb weight of a 2026 Frontier?

Nissan lists GVWR 6,012 lb and GCWR 11,960 lb for every 2026 Frontier. Curb weight runs from 4,385 lb (S King Cab 4x2) to 4,865 lb (PRO-4X Crew Cab Long Bed).

What is the payload capacity of a Nissan Frontier?

Up to 1,590 lb, on the S King Cab 4x2, down to 1,100 lb on the PRO-4X Crew Cab Long Bed.

2026 Nissan Frontier Towing Capacity Chart, Payload and GCWR

How much can the 2026 Nissan Frontier tow?

7,150 lb Max conventional towing (3,243 kg)

Not published Max fifth wheel or gooseneck

1,590 lb Max payload (721 kg)

715 lb Max conventional tongue load (324 kg)

Nissan rates the 2026 Nissan Frontier to tow up to 7,150 lb (3,243 kg) on a ball hitch in one configuration: S, King Cab, 4x2, at 11,960 lb GCWR, with Tongue load 715 lb. Source: Nissan, 2026 Nissan Frontier Press Kit, King Cab and Crew Cab Specifications (August 18, 2025). Maximum payload is 1,590 lb (721 kg) (Nissan, 2026 Nissan Frontier Press Kit, King Cab and Crew Cab Specifications (August 18, 2025)). The highest conventional tongue load Nissan publishes is 715 lb (324 kg) (Nissan, 2026 Nissan Frontier Press Kit, King Cab and Crew Cab Specifications (August 18, 2025)).

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 Nissan Frontier towing capacity chart

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

2026 Nissan Frontier: maximum loaded trailer weight by configuration, conventional hitch
Configuration	GCWR	Max trailer	Payload	Needs	Source
S, King Cab, 4x2	11,960 lb5,425 kg	7,150 lb 3,243 kg	1,590 lb721 kg	Tongue load 715 lb	Nissan, King Cab Specifications, Towing and Weights
S, King Cab, 4x4	11,960 lb5,425 kg	7,000 lb 3,175 kg	1,430 lb649 kg	Tongue load 700 lb	Nissan, King Cab Specifications, Towing and Weights
S, Crew Cab, short bed, 4x2	11,960 lb5,425 kg	7,070 lb 3,207 kg	1,490 lb676 kg	Tongue load 707 lb	Nissan, Crew Cab Specifications, Towing and Weights
S, Crew Cab, short bed, 4x4	11,960 lb5,425 kg	6,960 lb 3,157 kg	1,330 lb603 kg	Tongue load 696 lb	Nissan, Crew Cab Specifications, Towing and Weights
SV, Crew Cab, short bed, 4x2	11,960 lb5,425 kg	7,000 lb 3,175 kg	1,480 lb671 kg	Tongue load 700 lb	Nissan, Crew Cab Specifications, Towing and Weights
SV, Crew Cab, short bed, 4x4	11,960 lb5,425 kg	6,880 lb 3,121 kg	1,310 lb594 kg	Tongue load 688 lb	Nissan, Crew Cab Specifications, Towing and Weights
SV, Crew Cab, long bed, 4x2	11,960 lb5,425 kg	6,920 lb 3,139 kg	1,400 lb635 kg	Tongue load 692 lb	Nissan, Crew Cab Specifications, Towing and Weights
SV, Crew Cab, long bed, 4x4	11,960 lb5,425 kg	6,760 lb 3,066 kg	1,200 lb544 kg	Tongue load 676 lb	Nissan, Crew Cab Specifications, Towing and Weights
PRO-X, Crew Cab, short bed, 4x2	11,960 lb5,425 kg	6,900 lb 3,130 kg	1,430 lb649 kg	Tongue load 690 lb	Nissan, Crew Cab Specifications, Towing and Weights
PRO-4X, Crew Cab, short bed, 4x4	11,960 lb5,425 kg	6,680 lb 3,030 kg	1,220 lb553 kg	Tongue load 668 lb (press kit)	Nissan, p. 12, Capacities/Towing/Payload
PRO-4X, Crew Cab, long bed, 4x4	11,960 lb5,425 kg	6,270 lb 2,844 kg	1,100 lb499 kg	Tongue load 627 lb (press kit)	Nissan, p. 12, Capacities/Towing/Payload

What the Frontier needs to tow its rating

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

Every 2026 Frontier shares one GCWR: 11,960 lb ("GCWR (vehicle plus trailer maximum)", press kit).
Nissan prints a tongue load for each configuration, 10% of its maximum trailer weight (715 lb on the S King Cab 4x2).
Press kit: "Trailer Sway Control is standard on SV and PRO grades."
Nissan: "Towing capacity varies by configuration. See Nissan Towing Guide and Owner's Manual for additional information."

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 Nissan.

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 Nissan Frontier towing capacity in Canada

Not verified: Nissan Canada's 2026 Frontier specifications were not opened.

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 Frontier

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.

Nissan, 2026 Nissan Frontier Press Kit, King Cab and Crew Cab Specifications (August 18, 2025): Maximum trailer weight and tongue load per grade: King Cab S 4x2 7,150 / 715 lb, S 4x4 7,000 / 700 lb; Crew Cab short bed S 4x2 7,070 / 707, S 4x4 6,960 / 696, SV 4x2 7,000 / 700, SV 4x4 6,880 / 688, PRO-X 6,900 / 690; long bed SV 4x2 6,920 / 692, SV 4x4 6,760 / 676. GCWR 11,960 lb and GVWR 6,012 lb for all. Max payload 1,100 to 1,590 lb; curb weight 4,385 to 4,865 lb. Its PRO-4X maximums (6,270 short bed, 6,310 long bed) disagree with its own PRO-4X tongue loads (668 and 627 lb) and with the brochure, so the brochure figures are used for PRO-4X. Quoted: "Towing varies by configuration. 7,150 lb. trailering rating for Frontier S King Cab 4x2." Checked 2026-10-24.
Nissan, 2026 Frontier brochure, Capacities/Towing/Payload, p. 12: Maximum towing by grade: PRO-4X Crew Cab 4x4 6,680 lb and PRO-4X Crew Cab Long Bed 4x4 6,270 lb; maximum payload PRO-4X 1,220 lb (short bed) and 1,100 lb (long bed). Other grades match the press kit. Quoted: "Up to 7,150 lbs. maximum towing for 2026 Frontier King Cab® 4x2; 7,000 lbs. for Frontier King Cab® 4x4; 7,070 lbs. for Frontier Crew Cab 4x2; 6,960 lbs. for Frontier Crew Cab 4x4; 6,920 lbs. for Frontier Crew Cab Long Bed 4x2; and 6,760 lbs. for Frontier Crew Cab Long Bed 4x4." Checked 2026-10-24.