{ "slug": "toyota-tundra-towing-capacity-by-year-trim", "title": "Toyota Tundra Towing Capacity by Year and Cab (2007–2026)", "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-tundra-towing-capacity-by-year-trim/", "markdown": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-tundra-towing-capacity-by-year-trim.md", "description": "Tundra towing capacity from Toyota's owner's manuals: up to 12,000 lb on 2022+ gas, 11,450 lb hybrid, 10,500 lb 5.7L V8, with SR Package and 4.6L ratings.", "quickAnswer": "2022+ Tundra (i-FORCE twin-turbo V6): up to 12,000 lb, but only on the Double Cab 2WD standard bed without the SR Package. Trucks with the SR Package are rated 8,300 lb. Most other gas trucks without it are rated 10,870 to 11,400 lb. i-FORCE MAX hybrid (2025 manual): 10,290 to 11,450 lb. 2014 to 2021 5.7L V8: 7,800 to 10,500 lb depending on cab, drive and tow package (the 2016 truck tops out at 10,500 lb), and 6,400 to 6,800 lb with the 4.6L V8. 2007 to 2013: up to 10,400 lb with the 5.7L, 4,500 to 4,900 lb with the 4.0L V6. Every Tundra manual sets the unbraked limit at 1,000 lb. Your exact rating follows your model code on the door-jamb label.", "platforms": [ "Tundra" ], "category": "Maintenance & Problems", "author": "Rob Krause", "published": "2026-10-21T03:30:00Z", "updated": "2026-10-21T03:30:00Z", "sections": [ { "heading": "2022+ Tundra (3rd Gen)", "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-tundra-towing-capacity-by-year-trim/#2022-tundra-3rd-gen" }, { "heading": "2014 to 2021 Tundra (2nd Gen, 5.7L V8 and 4.6L V8)", "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-tundra-towing-capacity-by-year-trim/#2014-to-2021-tundra-2nd-gen-5-7l-v8-and-4-6l-v8" }, { "heading": "2007 to 2013 Tundra (2nd Gen, Early)", "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-tundra-towing-capacity-by-year-trim/#2007-to-2013-tundra-2nd-gen-early" }, { "heading": "The Numbers That Actually Limit You", "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-tundra-towing-capacity-by-year-trim/#the-numbers-that-actually-limit-you" }, { "heading": "Frequently Asked Questions", "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-tundra-towing-capacity-by-year-trim/#frequently-asked-questions" }, { "heading": "Related Guides", "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-tundra-towing-capacity-by-year-trim/#related-guides" } ], "faqs": [ { "q": "What is the maximum towing capacity of a Toyota Tundra?", "a": "12,000 lb, on the 2022 and newer 2WD Double Cab with the standard bed and no SR Package (model code VXKA70L-CRUSZA). That is the highest rating in Toyota's 2024, 2025 and 2026 owner's manuals." }, { "q": "How much can a Tundra with the SR Package tow?", "a": "8,300 lb. Toyota rates every 2022+ gas Tundra with the SR Package at 8,300 lb regardless of cab, bed or drive." }, { "q": "How much can the Tundra hybrid tow?", "a": "10,290 to 11,450 lb, depending on model code, per the 2025 owner's manual. The hybrid is listed for the CrewMax only." }, { "q": "How much can a 5.7L Tundra tow?", "a": "7,700 to 8,500 lb without the tow package and 8,800 to 10,500 lb with it, across the 2013, 2016 and 2020 manuals. The low end of the second range is a 2020 CrewMax with the tow package and the large fuel tank; the 2WD Regular Cab with the tow package holds the high end at 10,400 to 10,500 lb." }, { "q": "How much can a 4.6L Tundra tow?", "a": "6,200 to 6,800 lb across the 2013 and 2016 manuals without the tow package (up to 8,600 lb on the 2013 Regular Cab with it)." }, { "q": "Does 4WD reduce Tundra towing capacity?", "a": "Slightly, in every manual we read. For example, the 2022+ gas Double Cab standard bed is 11,400 to 12,000 lb in 2WD and 11,110 to 11,200 lb in 4WD." }, { "q": "Can a Tundra pull a fifth wheel or gooseneck?", "a": "The 3rd gen manual gives a kingpin weight target of 14% to 16% and notes that current fifth wheel designs are not compatible with the CrewMax short bed. Check your own truck's rating and your trailer's kingpin weight before buying." } ], "related": [ { "title": "The Toyota Truck Home Garage Tool List: What You Need for Every Job", "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-truck-home-garage-tool-list/" }, { "title": "Toyota Towing Capacity Chart: Every Truck and SUV (2026)", "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-towing-capacity-chart-tundra-tacoma-4runner-sequoia/" }, { "title": "Toyota Tundra V35A Engine Recall Explained (2022–2024 Tundra, LX, GX)", "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-tundra-v35a-engine-recall-explained/" }, { "title": "Toyota Tundra Maintenance Schedule: 5k to 120k Mile Checklist (2007–2025)", "url": "https://toyotadata.com/guides/toyota-tundra-maintenance-schedule-checklist/" } ], "content_markdown": "> QUICK ANSWER\n>\n> **2022+ Tundra (i-FORCE twin-turbo V6): up to 12,000 lb**, but only on the Double Cab 2WD standard bed *without* the SR Package. Trucks with the **SR Package are rated 8,300 lb**. Most other gas trucks without it are rated **10,870 to 11,400 lb**. **i-FORCE MAX hybrid (2025 manual):** 10,290 to 11,450 lb. **2014 to 2021 5.7L V8:** 7,800 to 10,500 lb depending on cab, drive and tow package (the 2016 truck tops out at **10,500 lb**), and **6,400 to 6,800 lb with the 4.6L V8**. **2007 to 2013:** up to **10,400 lb** with the 5.7L, **4,500 to 4,900 lb** with the 4.0L V6. Every Tundra manual sets the unbraked limit at **1,000 lb**. Your exact rating follows your model code on the door-jamb label.\n\n\"The Tundra tows 12,000 pounds\" is true for exactly one family of configurations. Others are rated thousands of pounds lower, and the biggest swing factors are packages (the SR Package on a 2022+ truck, the tow package on a 2007 to 2021 truck) rather than cab or drive. Toyota prints a rating for every model code in the owner's manual, so this guide lays them out by era instead of repeating the headline.\n\n**Where these numbers come from.** The \"GCWR and TWR\" tables in Toyota's owner's manuals for the 2013, 2016, 2020 (2nd gen), 2024, 2025 and 2026 Tundra (3rd gen). TWR is the maximum trailer weight, loaded; GCWR is the maximum for truck and trailer together. The 2025 manual covers both the gas truck and the hybrid, and the 2026 gas table matches 2024 and 2025.\n\n
\n\nToyota Tundra maximum towing rating by era\nToyota Tundra maximum towing rating by era\nHighest trailer weight rating (TWR) in each Toyota owner's manual we read. Hollow bar = earlier generation.\n\n0\n\n2,000\n\n4,000\n\n6,000\n\n8,000\n\n10,000\n\n12,000\n2007–2013 (2013 manual)\n\n10,400 lb\n2014–2021 (2016 manual)\n\n10,500 lb\n2014–2021 (2020 manual)\n\n10,200 lb\n2022+ i-FORCE MAX hybrid\n\n11,450 lb\n2022+ i-FORCE gas\n\n12,000 lb\n\n
\n\n## 2022+ Tundra (3rd Gen)\n\n**Gas i-FORCE V6**, from the 2024, 2025 and 2026 owner's manuals. Toyota rates the truck two ways: **with the SR Package** (8,300 lb on every cab, bed and drive) and **without it** (the higher numbers). The 2024 manual lists every model code; the 2025 and 2026 manuals list the same ratings except for one CrewMax code (VXKA71L-PRUZZA) that no longer appears.\n\n| CAB | BED | DRIVE | WITH SR PACKAGE | WITHOUT SR PACKAGE |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Double Cab | Standard | 2WD | 8,300 lb | 11,400–**12,000 lb** |\n| Double Cab | Long | 2WD | 8,300 lb | 11,370 lb |\n| Double Cab | Standard | 4WD | 8,300 lb | 11,110–11,200 lb |\n| Double Cab | Long | 4WD | 8,300 lb | 11,090 lb |\n| CrewMax | Short | 2WD | 8,300 lb | 11,310–11,400 lb |\n| CrewMax | Standard | 2WD | n/a | 11,180–11,270 lb |\n| CrewMax | Short | 4WD | 8,300 lb | 11,050–11,160 lb |\n| CrewMax | Standard | 4WD | n/a | 10,870–11,010 lb |\n\n**The 12,000 lb Tundra** is the 2WD Double Cab with the standard bed, model code VXKA70L-CRUSZA, without the SR Package (GCWR 17,770 lb). Every other configuration in the manual is lower.\n\n**i-FORCE MAX hybrid (CrewMax)**, from the 2025 manual:\n\n| BED | DRIVE | TOWING (TWR) | GCWR |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Short | 2WD | 11,380–11,450 lb | 17,700 lb |\n| Standard | 2WD | 11,350 lb | 17,700 lb |\n| Short | 4WD | 10,290–11,130 lb | 17,000–17,700 lb |\n| Standard | 4WD | 10,960–11,060 lb | 17,700 lb |\n\nRatings vary by model code; the 4WD short-bed code VXKH75L-PSVUZA is the low end at 10,290 lb, so check your label.\n\n**Vehicle capacity weight (occupants plus luggage)** is the number that limits a heavy tow. The manuals list **1,475 to 1,575 lb** for the gas Double Cab, **1,300 to 1,445 lb** for the gas CrewMax (2024) and **1,290 to 1,420 lb** for the hybrid (2025). Tongue weight comes out of that number. *Example:* a 12,000 lb trailer at Toyota's 9% to 11% puts 1,080 to 1,320 lb on the hitch, and the 12,000 lb truck's capacity weight is 1,555 lb, so the driver, passengers and everything in the cab and bed share about 235 to 475 lb.\n\n**Hitch and trailer rules (3rd gen manual):** sway control above 2,000 lb, a weight-distributing hitch above 5,000 lb, and a multi-axle trailer recommended above 3,000 lb. **Fifth wheel and gooseneck:** kingpin weight should be 14% to 16% of the trailer weight, and the manual notes that current fifth wheel trailer designs are not compatible with the CrewMax short bed.\n\n## 2014 to 2021 Tundra (2nd Gen, 5.7L V8 and 4.6L V8)\n\nFrom the 2016 and 2020 owner's manuals. Everything here is the 5.7L V8 unless noted. The **tow package** and the **large fuel tank** both change the rating.\n\n| CAB, ENGINE | WITHOUT TOW PACKAGE | WITH TOW PACKAGE | TOW PACKAGE + LARGE TANK |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| **2016** Regular Cab, 5.7L | 8,300–8,500 lb | 10,200–10,500 lb | 10,100–10,400 lb |\n| **2016** Double Cab, 5.7L | 7,900–8,300 lb | 9,800–10,300 lb | 9,500–10,200 lb |\n| **2016** CrewMax, 5.7L | 7,800–8,100 lb | 9,800–10,100 lb | 9,100–10,000 lb |\n| **2016** Double Cab or CrewMax, 4.6L | 6,400–6,800 lb (no package split, GCWR 12,500 lb) | n/a | n/a |\n| **2020** Double Cab, 5.7L | 7,800–8,300 lb | 9,800–10,200 lb | 9,100–10,100 lb |\n| **2020** CrewMax, 5.7L | 7,800–8,100 lb | 9,700–10,100 lb | 8,800–9,900 lb |\n\nThe **2016 4.6L V8** ratings are 6,800 lb (Double Cab 2WD), 6,500 lb (Double Cab 4WD), 6,700 lb (CrewMax 2WD) and 6,400 lb (CrewMax 4WD). The 2020 manual lists only the 5.7L in its Double Cab and CrewMax tables, so we do not publish a 2020 4.6L number. The highest rating in these two manuals is **10,500 lb**, on the 2016 Regular Cab 2WD with the tow package.\n\n## 2007 to 2013 Tundra (2nd Gen, Early)\n\nFrom the 2013 owner's manual, which lists three engines.\n\n| CAB | ENGINE | WITHOUT TOW PACKAGE | WITH TOW PACKAGE |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Regular Cab | 4.0L V6 | 4,800–4,900 lb | n/a |\n| Regular Cab | 4.6L V8 2WD | 7,100 lb | 8,600 lb |\n| Regular Cab | 5.7L V8 | 8,100–8,400 lb | 9,200–**10,400 lb** |\n| Double Cab | 4.0L V6 | 4,500 lb | n/a |\n| Double Cab | 4.6L V8 | 6,400–6,700 lb | 7,900–8,200 lb |\n| Double Cab | 5.7L V8 | 7,800–8,100 lb | 9,700–10,100 lb (long bed 9,800–10,000 lb) |\n| CrewMax | 4.6L V8 | 6,200–6,600 lb | 7,700–8,100 lb |\n| CrewMax | 5.7L V8 | 7,700–8,000 lb | 9,000–9,900 lb |\n\nThe 4.0L V6 is rated for only **4,500 to 4,900 lb**. On a 4WD Regular Cab with the 5.7L, the rating is 9,200 lb with the 20-inch tires and 9,700 lb with the 18-inch tires, a footnote worth knowing if you swapped wheels.\n\n## The Numbers That Actually Limit You\n\n- **GCWR:** truck, passengers, gear and trailer, together. Weigh the loaded truck.\n- **Tongue weight:** **9% to 11%** of the trailer weight for a conventional hitch, which counts against the truck's capacity weight.\n- **Trailer brakes:** required above the **1,000 lb** unbraked limit.\n- **Sway control and weight distribution:** sway control above **2,000 lb**; a weight-distributing hitch above **5,000 lb** (2020 manual onward).\n- **Maintenance:** towing moves a Tundra onto Toyota's severe-service schedule. See our [Tundra maintenance schedule](/guides/toyota-tundra-maintenance-schedule-checklist/) and [Tundra fluid capacities](/guides/toyota-tundra-fluid-capacities-and-types-2014-2025/). If your 2022 or newer truck is part of the engine recall, read [the V35A recall explained](/guides/toyota-tundra-v35a-engine-recall-explained/) before towing heavy.\n\n**Bigger tires** do not change Toyota's rating, but they raise your effective gearing and make a heavy tow harder on grades. See our [regear chart](/guides/toyota-regear-chart-tire-size-gear-ratio-rpm/) and the [Tundra and Sequoia tire fitment guide](/guides/biggest-tires-on-a-stock-toyota-tundra-sequoia-fitment-guide/).\n\n*Links below are affiliate links: toyotadata earns a commission from VEVOR and, as an Amazon Associate, from qualifying Amazon purchases, at no extra cost to you.*\n\n| ITEM | USED FOR | BUY |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Weight-distributing hitch with sway control, rated for your trailer | Required above 5,000 lb on the 2022+ Tundra. 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That is the highest rating in Toyota's 2024, 2025 and 2026 owner's manuals.\n\n### How much can a Tundra with the SR Package tow?\n\n8,300 lb. Toyota rates every 2022+ gas Tundra with the SR Package at 8,300 lb regardless of cab, bed or drive.\n\n### How much can the Tundra hybrid tow?\n\n10,290 to 11,450 lb, depending on model code, per the 2025 owner's manual. The hybrid is listed for the CrewMax only.\n\n### How much can a 5.7L Tundra tow?\n\n7,700 to 8,500 lb without the tow package and 8,800 to 10,500 lb with it, across the 2013, 2016 and 2020 manuals. The low end of the second range is a 2020 CrewMax with the tow package and the large fuel tank; the 2WD Regular Cab with the tow package holds the high end at 10,400 to 10,500 lb.\n\n### How much can a 4.6L Tundra tow?\n\n6,200 to 6,800 lb across the 2013 and 2016 manuals without the tow package (up to 8,600 lb on the 2013 Regular Cab with it).\n\n### Does 4WD reduce Tundra towing capacity?\n\nSlightly, in every manual we read. For example, the 2022+ gas Double Cab standard bed is 11,400 to 12,000 lb in 2WD and 11,110 to 11,200 lb in 4WD.\n\n### Can a Tundra pull a fifth wheel or gooseneck?\n\nThe 3rd gen manual gives a kingpin weight target of 14% to 16% and notes that current fifth wheel designs are not compatible with the CrewMax short bed. Check your own truck's rating and your trailer's kingpin weight before buying.\n\n## Related Guides\n\n- [Toyota Towing Capacity Chart: Every Truck and SUV](/guides/toyota-towing-capacity-chart-tundra-tacoma-4runner-sequoia/)\n- [Sequoia Towing Capacity by Year](/guides/toyota-sequoia-towing-capacity-by-year/)\n- [Tacoma Towing Capacity by Year and Trim](/guides/toyota-tacoma-towing-capacity-by-year-trim/)\n- [2nd Gen Tundra Troubleshooter](/troubleshooter/2nd-gen-tundra/)\n- [3rd Gen Tundra Troubleshooter](/troubleshooter/3rd-gen-tundra/)\n\nSources: Toyota Tundra owner's manuals (2013 OM34491U, 2016, 2020, 2024 OM0C056U and OM0C065U, 2025 OM0C071U gas and hybrid, 2026 OM0C084U), \"GCWR and TWR\" and \"Vehicle capacity weight\" tables, trailer tongue and kingpin weight sections." }