Fourth generation (T1)

2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 towing capacity

Max towing, 201912,200 lb

Maker5,534 kg

The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 tows up to 12,200 lb (Crew Cab Short bed 4x4, per the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Specifications).

Two more configurations are rated the same.

The lowest rating is 9,900 lb, for the Regular Cab Standard bed 4x4.

2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Specifications (pressroom vehicle page, Specifications tab)

Configurations: 17
Payload: 2,130–2,280 lb

2019 Chevrolet Silverado LT Trail Boss at the New York auto show — Photo: Kevauto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

01 / Ratings

Every 2019 Silverado 1500 configuration

17 configurations Chevrolet sells, each with the ratings Chevrolet publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 5.3L V8.

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Showing 17 of 17 rows

2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Trim not specified

Makerin pounds

2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing^{source 1} lb	GCWR^{source 2} lb	Max payload^{source 1} lb	GVWR^{source 1} lb	Axle^{source 2} ratio	Tow check
Crew Cab · Short bed · 2WD	11,600	not in our data	2,180	7,100	not in our data	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4 Most	12,200	not in our data	2,130	7,300	not in our data	Check load →
WT Special Service VehicleCrew Cab · Short bed · 2WD	9,800^{source 2}	15,000	2,030^{source 2}	6,800^{source 2}	3.42	Check load →
WT Special Service VehicleCrew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,500^{source 2}	15,000	2,020^{source 2}	7,000^{source 2}	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	11,600	not in our data	2,180	7,100	not in our data	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4 Most	12,200	not in our data	2,130	7,300	not in our data	Check load →
WT Special Service VehicleCrew Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	9,700^{source 2}	15,000	1,960^{source 2}	6,800^{source 2}	3.42	Check load →
WT Special Service VehicleCrew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,500^{source 2}	15,000	1,970^{source 2}	7,000^{source 2}	3.42	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	11,600	not in our data	2,190	7,100	not in our data	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 4x4 Most	12,200	not in our data	2,180	7,300	not in our data	Check load →
Regular Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	10,100	not in our data	2,280	6,800	not in our data	Check load →
Regular Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,900	not in our data	2,160	6,900	not in our data	Check load →
Regular Cab · Long bed · 2WD	10,100	not in our data	2,280	6,800	not in our data	Check load →
Regular Cab · Long bed · 4x4	9,900	not in our data	2,160	6,900	not in our data	Check load →
Trail BossCrew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	Check load →
Trail BossCrew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	Check load →
Trail BossDouble Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	not in our data	Check load →

“Not published”: the maker doesn’t print it. —: not in the documents we hold yet. A number by a column’s name is the source of its figures that have none of their own. Scroll the table sideways for every rating.

SourcesMakerThe small number by a figure says which document it is from.

How Chevrolet rates towing: maximum trailering as printed; conventional (ball) hitch.

Documents last checked Oct 9, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2019 Silverado 1500 belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 T1 (2019–present): full specs

02 / Why

Which one tows the most, and why

Each figure below is the gap between two of Chevrolet’s own ratings for configurations that differ in one thing only.

What moves the rating

Maker

Tows the most: 12,200 lb

Crew Cab Short bed 4x4; two more configurations are rated the same.

Build
Crew Cab instead of Regular Cab
+1,500 to +2,300 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 2 pairs in the table
Build
Double Cab instead of Regular Cab
+1,500 to +2,300 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 2 pairs in the table

03 / By year

Silverado 1500 towing by model year

The highest rating each model year, from that year’s documents. Years rated the same in every configuration share one page.

04 / Next

Check it against your load

Towing calculatorPut your trailer and cargo against a 2019 Silverado 1500’s ratings and see what’s left.Check my load GVWR, GCWR & payloadWhat each rating limits, and why the trailer number alone isn’t the answer.Read the guide Silverado 1500 specsClearance, angles, weights and the rig builder for every configuration.Open the spec plate Silverado 1500 tire sizesStock tire and wheel sizes by trim, and what bigger tires change.See tire sizes All towing capacitiesEvery truck and SUV we cover, side by side, sortable.Compare vehicles

05 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Which 2019 Silverado 1500 configuration tows the most?

The Crew Cab Short bed 4x4, at 12,200 lb; two more configurations are rated the same.

Has the Chevrolet Silverado 1500’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2026, 13,300 lb; 2025, 13,300 lb; 2024, 13,300 lb; 2023, 13,300 lb; 2022, 13,300 lb; 2021, 13,300 lb; 2020, 13,400 lb; 2019, 12,200 lb; 2018, 12,500 lb; 2017, 12,500 lb; 2016, 12,000 lb; 2015, 12,000 lb; 2014, 12,000 lb; 2013, 10,700 lb; 2012, 10,700 lb; 2011, 10,700 lb; 2010, 10,700 lb; 2009, up to 10,700 lb; 2008, 10,500 lb; 2007, 10,500 lb.

Which 2019 Silverado 1500 configuration tows the least?

The Regular Cab Standard bed 4x4, at 9,900 lb; one more configuration is rated the same.

What is the GVWR of the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?

6,800–7,300 lb by configuration; the most is 7,300 lb, for the Crew Cab Short bed 4x4. GVWR is the most the vehicle may weigh with its people, cargo and the trailer’s tongue weight aboard.

These are Chevrolet’s published ratings, not a weighbridge. Your own vehicle’s GVWR and axle ratings are on its certification label, and only a scale tells you what your loaded rig weighs. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.