Toyota Truck Towing Capacities

Updated on Aug 10, 2023

Before hitching your Toyota Tacoma or Tundra to a trailer this season, there are a few variables you should know, like its towing capacity! Unsure of your particular year, model, and configuration's capacity? Then you’ve come to the right place!

In this article, we’re providing a comprehensive overview of Toyota pickup towing capacities, by model and generation, to ensure a safe and predictable experience while towing your boat, travel trailer, or utility trailer! To kick things off, let’s dive into the semantics of towing capacity, including what this value means and who/what determines it.

What is Towing Capacity?

Towing capacity refers to the maximum weight your Toyota pickup can legally and safely tow. It’s important to note that a vehicle’s towing capacity isn’t the maximum weight that your pickup can physically move but rather the maximum weight that your Tacoma or Tundra can pull while accelerating, stopping, and maneuvering in a controlled fashion. After all, even a Toyota Corolla could hypothetically move 10,000 pounds on flat ground–though that weight would drop the car on its bump stops and push right through the dinky factory brakes.

Knowing your pickup’s towing capacity is vital for several reasons, namely, to ensure your pickup can legally and safely tow a particular trailer. Not only is overloading your Tacoma or Tundra illegal, but also a significant risk to its mechanical components, your safety, and the safety of your passengers and other drivers on the road.

For example, if your pickup’s rear suspension lacks the stability to tow a heavy load, the trailer is more likely to fishtail at highway speeds. If your brakes are insufficient, you’ve essentially created a multi-thousand-pound battering ram on wheels!

What Variables Determine a Vehicle’s Towing Capacity?

Your Tundra and Tacoma’s towing capacities are defined by the engineers at Toyota, taking into consideration several specifications and variables. These include your vehicle’s:

Engine configuration
Power output
Axle gear ratio
Cab configuration (regular, double, crew)
Bed configuration (short box or long box)
Drive configuration (2WD or 4WD)
Transmission type (automatic or manual)
Hitch class

Toyota Tundra Towing Capacities

Now that we’ve thoroughly defined towing capacity let’s get into some numbers! In the following section, we outline Toyota Tundra towing capacities, utilizing a separate chart for each of the model’s generations, including facelifts.

1st Generation / XK30 (2000–2002)

Engine Configuration	3.4L V6	3.4L V6	4.7L V6	4.7L V6
Drive Configuration	2WD	4WD	2WD	4WD
Regular Cab Towing Capacity (lbs.)	5,250	-	-	7,200
Access Cab Towing Capacity (lbs.)	4,800	4,800	7,100	6,900

1st Generation Facelift / XK40 (2003–2006)

Engine Configuration	4.0L V6	4.0L V6	4.7L V8	4.7L V6
Drive Configuration	2WD	4WD	2WD	4WD
Regular Cab Towing Capacity (lbs.)	5,000	-	7,100	7,100
Double Cab Towing Capacity (lbs.)	-	-	6,800	6,500
Access Cab Towing Capacity (lbs.)	-	-	7,100	6,900

2nd Generation / XK50 (2007–2009)

Engine Configuration	4.0L V6	4.0L V6	4.7L V8	4.7L V6	4.7L V6	4.7L V6
Drive Configuration	2WD	4WD	2WD	4WD	2WD	4WD
Regular Cab Std. Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	5,000	-	8,500	-	10,400	10,100
Regular Cab Long Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	5100	-	8,400	8,100	10,800	10,500
Double Cab Std. Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	4,800	-	6,700	6,400	10,600	10,300
Double Cab Long Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	-	-	8,000	7,800	10,500	10,200
Crew Cab Std. Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	-	-	8,000	7,700	10,400	10,100

2nd Generation Facelift 1 / XK50 (2010–2013)

Engine Configuration	4.0L V6	4.0L V6	4.6L V8	4.6L V6	5.7L V6	5.7L V6
Drive Configuration	2WD	4WD	2WD	4WD	2WD	4WD
Regular Cab Std. Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	4,900	-	8,600	-	-	9,200
Regular Cab Long Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	4,800	-	-	-	9,800	10,500
Double Cab Std. Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	4,500	-	8,200	7,900	10,100	9,700
Double Cab Long Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	-	-	-	-	10,000	9,800
Crew Cab Std. Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	-	-	8,100	7,700	9,900	9,000

2nd Generation Facelift 2 / XK50 (2014–2018)

Engine Configuration	4.6L V8	4.6L V8	5.7L V8	5.7L V6
Drive Configuration	2WD	4WD	2WD	4WD
Double Cab Std. Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	6,800	6,400	10,200	9,900
Double Cab Long Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	-	-	10,100	9,800
CrewMax Std. Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	6,700	6,400	10,100	9,800

2nd Generation Facelift 3 / XK50 (2019–2021)

Drive Configuration	2WD	4WD
Double Cab Std. Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	10,200	9,900
Regular Cab Long Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	10,100	9,800
Double Cab Std. Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	10,100	9,800

3rd Generation / XK70 (2022–Now)

Engine Configuration	3.4L-T V6	3.4L-T V6	3.4L-T V6 Hybrid	3.4L-T V6 Hybrid
Drive Configuration	2WD	4WD	2WD	4WD
Double Cab Std. Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	8,300–12,000	8,300–11,200	-	-
Double Cab Long Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	8,300–11.370	8,300–11,090	-	-
CrewMax Short Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	8,300–11,400	8,300–11,160	11,380–11,450	10,340–11,175
CrewMax Std. Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	11,180–11,290	10,890–11,010	11,290–11,350	10,960–11,040

Toyota Tacoma Towing Capacities

In the following section, we outline Toyota Tacoma towing capacities, utilizing a separate chart for each of the model’s generation, including facelifts.

1st Generation (1995–2004)

Engine Configuration	2.4L I4	2.4L I4	2.7L I4	2.7L I4	3.4L V6	3.4L V6
Drive Configuration	2WD	4WD	2WD	4WD	2WD	4WD
Regular Cab Towing Capacity (lbs.)	3,500	-	-	3,500	-	-
Xtracab Towing Capacity (lbs.)	3,500	-	3,500	3,500	5,000	5,000
Double Cab Towing Capacity (lbs.)	-	-	3,500	3,500	5,000	5,000

2nd Generation (2005–2008)

Engine Configuration	2.7L I4	2.7L I4	4.0L V6	4.0L V6
Drive Configuration	2WD	4WD	2WD	4WD
Regular Cab Towing Capacity (lbs.)	3,500	3,500	-	-
Xtracab Towing Capacity (lbs.)	3,500	3,500	6,500	6,500
Double Cab Towing Capacity (lbs.)	-	-	6,500	6,500

2nd Generation Facelift (2009–2011)

Engine Configuration	2.7L I4	2.7L I4	4.0L V6	4.0L V6
Drive Configuration	2WD	4WD	2WD	4WD
Regular Cab Towing Capacity (lbs.)	3,500	3,500	-	-
Access Cab Towing Capacity (lbs.)	3,500	3,500	6,500	6,500
Double Cab Short Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	3,400	3,400	-	6,400
Double Cab Long Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	3,400	-	-	6,300

2nd Generation Facelift 2 (2012–2015)

Engine Configuration	2.7L I4	2.7L I4	4.0L V6	4.0L V6
Drive Configuration	2WD	4WD	2WD	4WD
Access Cab Towing Capacity (lbs.)	3,500	3,500	-	6,500
Double Cab Short Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	3,400	3,500	-	6,400
Double Cab Long Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	3,400	3,500	-	6,300

3rd Generation (2016–2019)

Engine Configuration	2.7L I4	2.7L I4	3.5L V6	3.5L V6
Drive Configuration	2WD	4WD	2WD	4WD
Access Cab Towing Capacity (lbs.)	3,500	3,500	6,800	6,500
Double Cab Short Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	3,500	-	6,700	6,400
Double Cab Long Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	-	-	6,600	6,400

3rd Generation Facelift (2020–2023)

Engine Configuration	2.7L I4	2.7L I4	3.5L V6	3.5L V6
Drive Configuration	2WD	4WD	2WD	4WD
Access Cab Towing Capacity (lbs.)	3,500	3,500	6,800	6,500
Double Cab Short Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	3,500	-	6,700	6,400
Double Cab Long Bed Towing Capacity (lbs.)	-	-	6,600	6,400