Ford F-150 towing capacity (2021–2026)

Name: Ford F-150 towing capacity by model year and configuration (2021–2026)
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14th-generation F-150 conventional towing ranges from about 5,000 lb (3.3L V6, 3.55 axle) up to 14,000 lb on 2021–2023 3.5L EcoBoost 4x2 models with the Max Trailer Tow Package; from the 2024 refresh the ceiling is 13,500 lb (3.5L EcoBoost SuperCrew 4x4 with Tow/Haul Package and Max Tow axle). Every rating below is SAE J2807 and depends heavily on axle ratio, cab/wheelbase and tow package.

Rated range, 2021–2026

8,100–14,000 lb

Depends on engine, drivetrain, and packages — find your exact configuration below.

Ford F-150 towing capacity by year

Every model year we have manufacturer data for, newest first. A row spans the configurations rated that year — find your year, then your exact configuration below.

Year	Rated tow	Payload	What gets you there
2026	Rated tow 8,200–13,500 lb	Payload 1,740 lb 3.5L PowerBoost hybrid V6 · 4x4 only — not published for the 13,500 lb config	3.5L EcoBoost V6 · 4x4 · Tow/Haul Package (53T) + Max Tow axle highest of 8 configurations rated this year
2025	Rated tow 8,200–13,500 lb	Payload 1,755 lb 3.5L PowerBoost hybrid V6 · 4x4 only — not published for the 13,500 lb config	3.5L EcoBoost V6 · 4x4 · Tow/Haul Package (53T) + Max Tow axle highest of 8 configurations rated this year
2024	Rated tow 8,200–13,500 lb	Payload 1,755 lb 3.5L PowerBoost hybrid V6 · 4x4 only — not published for the 13,500 lb config	3.5L EcoBoost V6 · 4x4 · Tow/Haul Package (53T) + Max Tow axle highest of 8 configurations rated this year
2023	Rated tow 8,100–14,000 lb	Payload 1,760–2,350 lb	3.5L EcoBoost V6 · 4x2 · Max Trailer Tow Package (53C) highest of 17 configurations rated this year
2022	Rated tow 8,100–14,000 lb	Payload 1,760–2,350 lb	3.5L EcoBoost V6 · 4x2 · Max Trailer Tow Package (53C) highest of 16 configurations rated this year
2021	Rated tow 8,100–14,000 lb	Payload 1,760–2,350 lb	3.5L EcoBoost V6 · 4x2 · Max Trailer Tow Package (53C) highest of 17 configurations rated this year

We cover 2021–2026 model years. Each row spans only the configurations we have verified against an OEM towing guide for that year — where a year lists one, the rest of that lineup is still being added. Older model years aren't in our dataset yet.

Towing capacity by configuration

Years	Engine	Config	Max tow	Payload	Grade
2026	3.5L PowerBoost hybrid V6	4x4 · SuperCrew · Tow/Haul Package (53T) + Max Tow axle · 3.73 axle	11,600 lb¹	1,740 lb	SAE J2807
2024–2026	3.5L EcoBoost V6	4x4 · SuperCrew · Tow/Haul Package (53T) + Max Tow axle · 3.55 axle	13,500 lb²	—	SAE J2807
2024–2026	5.0L V8	4x4 · SuperCrew · Tow/Haul Package (53T) + Max Tow axle · 3.73 axle	12,800 lb³	—	SAE J2807
2024–2025	3.5L PowerBoost hybrid V6	4x4 · SuperCrew · Tow/Haul Package (53T) · 3.73 axle	11,200 lb⁴	1,755 lb	SAE J2807
2024–2026	3.5L EcoBoost V6	4x4 · Regular Cab · Trailer Tow (standard equipment tier) · 3.31 axle	11,000 lb⁵	—	SAE J2807
2024–2026	5.0L V8	4x2 · SuperCab · Trailer Tow (standard equipment tier) · 3.73 axle	10,400 lb⁶	—	SAE J2807
2024–2026	2.7L EcoBoost V6	4x2 · Regular Cab · Trailer Tow (standard equipment tier) · 3.73 axle	8,400 lb⁵	—	SAE J2807
2023–2026	5.2L Supercharged V8	4x4 · SuperCrew · Raptor R · Standard (Raptor R) · 4.1 axle	8,700 lb⁷	—	SAE J2807
2021–2023	3.5L EcoBoost V6	4x2 · SuperCrew · Max Trailer Tow Package (53C) · 3.55 axle	14,000 lb⁸	2,300 lb	SAE J2807
2021–2023	3.5L EcoBoost V6	4x4 · SuperCrew · Max Trailer Tow Package (53C) · 3.55 axle	13,800 lb⁹	2,100 lb	SAE J2807
2021–2023	5.0L V8	4x2 · Regular Cab · Max Trailer Tow Package (53C) · 3.73 axle	13,000 lb¹⁰	2,350 lb	SAE J2807
2021–2023	5.0L V8	4x4 · SuperCrew · Max Trailer Tow Package (53C) · 3.73 axle	13,000 lb¹⁰	2,135 lb	SAE J2807
2021–2023	3.5L PowerBoost hybrid V6	4x2 · SuperCrew · Max Trailer Tow Package (53C) · 3.55 axle	12,700 lb¹¹	2,090 lb	SAE J2807
2021–2023	3.5L PowerBoost hybrid V6	4x4 · SuperCrew · Max Trailer Tow Package (53C) · 3.73 axle	12,300 lb¹²	1,830 lb	SAE J2807
2021	3.0L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V6	4x4 · SuperCab · Max Trailer Tow Package (53C) · 3.55 axle	12,100 lb¹³	1,840 lb	SAE J2807
2021–2023	3.5L EcoBoost V6	4x2 · SuperCrew · Trailer Tow Package (53A) · 3.55 axle	11,300 lb¹⁴	2,245 lb	SAE J2807
2021–2023	3.5L EcoBoost V6	4x4 · SuperCrew · Trailer Tow Package (53A) · 3.55 axle	11,200 lb⁹	2,100 lb	SAE J2807
2021–2023	3.5L PowerBoost hybrid V6	4x2 · SuperCrew · Trailer Tow Package (53A) · 3.55 axle	11,100 lb¹¹	2,120 lb	SAE J2807
2021–2023	3.5L PowerBoost hybrid V6	4x4 · SuperCrew · Trailer Tow Package (53A) · 3.73 axle	11,000 lb¹⁵	1,830 lb	SAE J2807
2021–2023	5.0L V8	4x2 · SuperCab · Trailer Tow Package (53A) · 3.73 axle	10,500 lb¹⁰	2,345 lb	SAE J2807
2021–2023	2.7L EcoBoost V6	4x4 · SuperCab · 2.7L EcoBoost Payload Package (622) + Trailer Tow · 3.73 axle	10,100 lb¹⁴	2,165 lb	SAE J2807
2021–2023	2.7L EcoBoost V6	4x2 · Regular Cab · Trailer Tow Package (53A) · 3.73 axle	8,600 lb¹⁴	1,875 lb	SAE J2807
2021–2023	3.3L V6	4x2 · Regular Cab · Trailer Tow Package (53A) · 3.73 axle	8,200 lb¹⁰	1,985 lb	SAE J2807
2021–2026	3.5L EcoBoost V6 High-Output	4x4 · SuperCrew · Raptor · Standard (Raptor) · 4.1 axle	8,200 lb¹⁶	—	SAE J2807
2021–2023	2.7L EcoBoost V6	4x4 · SuperCrew · Trailer Tow Package (53A) · 3.73 axle	8,100 lb¹⁷	1,760 lb	SAE J2807

Ratings as published by the manufacturer for properly equipped vehicles; superscripts link to the source of each figure below.

The payload reality check

Take the 2021–2023 3.5L EcoBoost V6 rated at 14,000 lb with 2,300 lb of payload. Load a family (550 lb of people, 150 lb of gear) and the honest limit becomes 11,600 lb — limited by hitch, computed the same way as our calculator.

Run your own load in the towing calculator →

Can this F-150 tow these popular trailers?

Each trailer's published GVWR (fully loaded) run through our engine against the 2021–2023 3.5L EcoBoost V6 SuperCrew, loaded with two adults, two kids and gear (700 lb) and a conservative tongue weight — the same math as the calculator.

Trailer	Loaded (GVWR)	Verdict
Casita Spirit 17 compact molded-fiberglass travel trailer · 17 ft	3,500 lb	Yes — 7,160 lb to spare limited by payload (tongue weight)
Grand Design Imagine XLS 17MKE light half-ton travel trailer · 21 ft 11 in	6,395 lb	Yes — 5,205 lb to spare limited by hitch class
Big Tex 70CH (18 ft) tandem-axle car hauler / utility trailer · 18 ft	7,000 lb	Yes — 3,660 lb to spare limited by payload (tongue weight)
Jayco Jay Flight SLX 263BHS family bunkhouse travel trailer · 32 ft 7 in	7,600 lb	Yes — 4,000 lb to spare limited by hitch class
Keystone Cougar Half-Ton 25MLE larger travel trailer near half-ton limits · 29 ft 11 in	8,800 lb	Yes — 2,800 lb to spare limited by hitch class
Grand Design Reflection 303RLS mid fifth-wheel · 32 ft 10 in	11,995 lb	No — over by 2,335 lb limited by payload (tongue weight)

Trailer weights are the manufacturers' published GVWR (linked). A “yes” here is a planning estimate for this configuration — your own truck's door-jamb payload and your trailer's real loaded weight decide it. Start from your trailer →

What owners actually tow

Owner-community threads on towing with the F-150, summarized — experiences, not ratings. Your configuration and load decide what's safe.

Even with the 3.5L EcoBoost and Max Tow, owners of ~26-ft travel trailers run out of payload long before tow rating — family, water and propane can quietly push the truck over GVWR.

An owner towing a Rockwood Mini Lite 2509S with a 2023 F-150 3.5L EcoBoost Max Tow (1,562 lb payload sticker) reported plenty of power and about 10 mpg long-haul, but admitted a full fresh-water tank plus dog and kid likely put him over GVWR. Another owner of the same trailer measured roughly 1,000 lb of loaded tongue weight and moved to a three-quarter-ton just for payload cushion.

— full discussion in the r/TravelTrailers thread →

Experienced owners' first advice is to ignore brochure and towing-guide numbers and read your own truck's door-jamb payload sticker and axle code — then confirm everything at a CAT scale.

A full-timer towing a ~5,500 lb loaded trailer with a 2019 F-150 XLT SuperCrew 2.7L asked how to interpret Ford's published GCWR figures. Replies stressed that guide values are config-dependent estimates: his 1,767 lb payload sticker and 3.73 axle code were what settled his actual margin, and even the weakest 2.7L combination proved payload-limited before it was tow-rating-limited.

— full discussion in the r/TravelTrailers thread →

Owners size weight-distribution hitch spring bars to the trailer's actual tongue weight, not 'room to grow' — an oversized WDH rides rough and puts unnecessary stress on the trailer frame.

An F-150 Tremor owner (1,588 lb payload) pairing a Grand Design Imagine XLS 25DBE (7,395 lb GVWR, roughly 960 lb tongue at 13%) asked which Equal-i-zer to buy after a dealer pushed a bigger unit. The thread consensus was the 1,000 lb / 10,000 lb bars matching his real numbers, with a note that dealers sometimes recommend whatever is in stock.

— full discussion in the r/TravelTrailers thread →

How to read these numbers

Every figure above is the manufacturer's rating for that specific configuration — engine, drivetrain, cab, and package — not a model-wide maximum (see how much to trust OEM tow ratings). Two things still matter before you hitch up: your individual vehicle's door-jamb sticker (options change payload truck by truck), and your real load — on most trucks, payload runs out before the tow rating. Estimate your trailer's loaded weight with the trailer weight calculator, then check the full picture in the tow-match calculator.

Compare with other trucks

Config-level ratings compiled and sourced the same way as this page.

Where the headline number sits

Of the 25 configurations above, 1 is rated at the advertised 14,000 lb maximum (3.5L EcoBoost V6 · 4x2 · SuperCrew · 3.55 axle · Max Trailer Tow Package (53C)); the median configuration is 11,200 lb. We charted that for every model line in the advertised tow rating belongs to one truck, and measured which limit actually binds once the cab is loaded in what actually limits what your truck can tow.

Hitch receiver class

Ford F-150 configs in our dataset span Class 4–5 receivers by rated trailer weight: Class 4 (6 configs, 8,100–8,700 lb)Class 5 (19 configs, 10,100–14,000 lb). The receiver is one of four limits — the class caps what the hardware carries, not what the truck can pull. Find the class your trailer needs →

Sources

Cross-checked per our methodology; conflicting sources resolve to the lower figure. Spotted a discrepancy with your towing guide? Send a correction — that's the email we most want. It opens your mail app with the page attached; or just write hello@checkmytow.com.

Before you tow: confirm the ratings for your exact vehicle on the driver's door-jamb label and in the owner's manual or towing guide for its model year. Never exceed any single rating — see the disclaimer.