Fourth generation (T1)

2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 towing capacity

Max towing, 202113,300 lb

Maker6,033 kg

The 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 tows up to 13,300 lb (RST Double Cab Standard bed 6.2L V8 4x4 with the Max Trailering Package and 20-inch wheels, per the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Specifications).

The lowest rating is 7,200 lb, for the Trail Boss Crew Cab Standard bed 4.3L V6 4x4.

2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Specifications (pressroom vehicle page, Specifications tab)

Configurations: 52
Payload: 1,780–2,280 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 2021 Silverado 1500 configuration

52 configurations Chevrolet sells, each with the ratings Chevrolet publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row.

Engine

Cab

Drive

Showing 72 of 72 rows

2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

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Makerin pounds

2021 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 1} ratio	Tow check
2.7L Turbo
Crew Cab · Short bed · 2WD	9,300	not in our data	2,060	6,900	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,100	not in our data	2,060	7,200	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	9,200	not in our data	1,990	6,900	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,000	not in our data	2,010	7,100	3.42	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	9,300	not in our data	2,060	6,900	3.42	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,100	not in our data	2,050	7,000	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · Long bed · 2WD	9,600	not in our data	2,280	6,800	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · Long bed · 4x4	9,400	not in our data	2,160	6,900	3.42	Check load →
4.3L V6
Crew Cab · Short bed · 2WD	7,600	not in our data	2,060	6,900	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	7,400	not in our data	2,060	7,200	3.42	Check load →
Trail BossCrew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	7,300	not in our data	not in our data	7,000	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	7,600	not in our data	1,990	6,900	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	7,400	not in our data	2,010	7,100	3.42	Check load →
Trail BossCrew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	7,200	not in our data	1,820	7,000	3.42	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	7,600	not in our data	2,060	6,900	3.42	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	7,400	not in our data	2,050	7,000	3.42	Check load →
Trail BossDouble Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	7,300	not in our data	1,780	6,900	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · Long bed · 2WD	7,900	not in our data	2,280	6,800	3.42	Check load →
5.3L V8
Crew Cab · Short bed · 2WD	9,700	not in our data	2,060	6,900	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package	9,700	not in our data	2,180	7,100	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,500	not in our data	2,060	7,200	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	10,900	not in our data	2,170	7,300	3.42	Check load →
WT Special Service VehicleCrew Cab · Short bed · 2WD	9,700^{source 2}	15,000	2,030^{source 2}	6,800^{source 2}	3.42^{source 2}	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^{source 2}	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	9,600	not in our data	1,990	6,900	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package	9,600	not in our data	2,110	7,100	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,500	not in our data	2,010	7,100	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	9,500	not in our data	2,120	7,300	3.42	Check load →
Trail BossCrew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,400	not in our data	1,820	7,000	3.42	Check load →
WT Special Service VehicleCrew Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	9,600^{source 2}	15,000	1,960^{source 2}	6,800^{source 2}	3.42^{source 2}	Check load →
WT Special Service VehicleCrew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,400^{source 2}	15,000	1,970^{source 2}	7,000^{source 2}	3.42^{source 2}	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	9,700	not in our data	2,060	6,900	3.42	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package	9,700	not in our data	2,190	7,100	3.42	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,500	not in our data	2,050	7,000	3.42	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	9,500	not in our data	2,180	7,300	3.42	Check load →
Trail BossDouble Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,400	not in our data	1,780	6,900	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · Long bed · 2WD	10,000	not in our data	2,280	6,800	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · Long bed · 4x4	9,700	not in our data	2,160	6,900	3.42	Check load →
5.3L V8 with Dynamic Fuel Management
Crew Cab · Short bed · 2WD	9,700	not in our data	2,060	6,900	not in our data	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package	11,500	not in our data	2,180	7,100	not in our data	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,400	not in our data	2,060	7,200	not in our data	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	11,100	not in our data	2,170	7,300	not in our data	Check load →
Trail BossCrew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,300	not in our data	not in our data	7,000	not in our data	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	9,700	not in our data	1,990	6,900	not in our data	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package	11,400	not in our data	2,110	7,100	not in our data	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,300	not in our data	2,010	7,100	not in our data	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	11,300	not in our data	2,120	7,300	not in our data	Check load →
Trail BossCrew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,300	not in our data	1,820	7,000	not in our data	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	9,800	not in our data	2,060	6,900	not in our data	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package	11,500	not in our data	2,190	7,100	not in our data	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	10,000	not in our data	2,050	7,000	not in our data	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	11,100	not in our data	2,180	7,300	not in our data	Check load →
Trail BossDouble Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,300	not in our data	1,780	6,900	not in our data	Check load →
6.2L V8
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,200	not in our data	2,060	7,200	3.23	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	11,900	not in our data	2,170	7,300	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,100	not in our data	2,010	7,100	3.23	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	11,900	not in our data	2,120	7,300	3.42	Check load →
Trail BossCrew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,200	not in our data	1,820	7,000	3.23	Check load →
RSTDouble Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,300	not in our data	2,050	7,000	3.23	Check load →
RSTDouble Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	9,300	not in our data	2,180	7,300	3.42	Check load →
RST MostDouble Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package + 20-inch wheels	13,300	not in our data	2,180	7,300	3.42	Check load →
Trail BossDouble Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,300	not in our data	1,780	6,900	3.23	Check load →
Duramax 3.0L I-6
Crew Cab · Short bed · 2WD	9,500	not in our data	2,060	6,900	3.23	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package	9,500	not in our data	2,180	7,100	3.23	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,000	not in our data	2,060	7,200	3.23	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	9,000	not in our data	2,170	7,300	3.23	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,000	not in our data	2,010	7,100	3.23	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	9,000	not in our data	2,120	7,300	3.23	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	9,500	not in our data	2,060	6,900	3.23	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package	9,500	not in our data	2,190	7,100	3.23	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,100	not in our data	2,050	7,000	3.23	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	9,100	not in our data	2,180	7,300	3.23	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; as printed in the specification table.

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.

2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2021 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: 13,300 lb

RST Double Cab Standard bed 6.2L V8 4x4 with the Max Trailering Package and 20-inch wheels. Without those packages the same configuration is rated 9,300 lb.

Package
Max Trailering Package + 20-inch wheels
+4,000 lb
Same configuration otherwise · one pair in the table
Package
Max Trailering Package
up to +2,800 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 21 pairs in the table
Build
Regular Cab instead of Crew Cab
+200 to +300 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 5 pairs in the table
Build
Regular Cab instead of Double Cab
+200 to +300 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 5 pairs in the table

Best rating by engine

6.2L V813,300 lb
5.3L V8 with Dynamic Fuel Management11,500 lb
5.3L V810,900 lb
2.7L Turbo9,600 lb
Duramax 3.0L I-69,500 lb
4.3L V67,900 lb

The line is the highest rating on this page. Each bar is that engine’s best configuration.

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

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05 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Which 2021 Silverado 1500 configuration tows the most?

The RST Double Cab Standard bed 6.2L V8 4x4 with the Max Trailering Package and 20-inch wheels, at 13,300 lb.

Which package unlocks the 2021 Silverado 1500’s 13,300 lb rating?

The Max Trailering Package and 20-inch wheels: Chevrolet rates the RST Double Cab Standard bed 6.2L V8 4x4 at 13,300 lb so equipped. Without those packages the same configuration is rated 9,300 lb.

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.

Does the engine change the 2021 Silverado 1500’s towing capacity?

Yes. Best rating by engine: 6.2L V8, 13,300 lb; 5.3L V8 with Dynamic Fuel Management, 11,500 lb; 5.3L V8, 10,900 lb; 2.7L Turbo, 9,600 lb; Duramax 3.0L I-6, 9,500 lb; 4.3L V6, 7,900 lb.

Which 2021 Silverado 1500 configuration tows the least?

The Trail Boss Crew Cab Standard bed 4.3L V6 4x4, at 7,200 lb.

What is the GVWR of the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?

6,800–7,300 lb by configuration; the most is 7,300 lb, for the Crew Cab Short bed 5.3L V8 4x4 with the Max Trailering Package. 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.