Fourth generation (T1)

2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 towing capacity

Max towing, 202313,300 lb

Maker6,033 kg

The 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 tows up to 13,300 lb (Crew Cab Short bed Duramax 3.0L I-6 2WD with the Max Trailering Package, per the 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Specifications).

Four more configurations are rated the same.

The lowest rating is 8,800 lb, for the ZR2 Crew Cab Short bed 6.2L V8 4x4.

2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Specifications (pressroom vehicle page, Specifications tab)

Configurations: 45
Payload: 1,520–2,260 lb
GCWR: 14,000–19,100 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 2023 Silverado 1500 configuration

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

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2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

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Makerin pounds

2023 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	9,200	14,500	2,030	6,800	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,000	14,500	2,020	7,000	3.42	Check load →
Trail BossCrew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,000	14,500	1,960	7,000	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	9,200^{source 2}	14,500	1,960	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,000	14,500	1,960	7,000	3.42	Check load →
Trail BossCrew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,000	14,500	1,900	7,000	3.42	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	9,200	14,500	2,050	6,800	3.42	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,000	14,500	2,030	7,000	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	9,100	14,000	2,260	6,700	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	8,900	14,000	2,140	6,800	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · Long bed · 2WD	9,500	14,500	2,260	6,800	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · Long bed · 4x4	9,300	14,500	2,120	6,900	3.42	Check load →
5.3L V8
Crew Cab · Short bed · 2WD	9,500	15,000	2,010	not in our data	3.23	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package	11,300	16,800	2,030	7,100	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,300	15,000	1,990	not in our data	3.23	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	11,000	16,800	2,020	7,300	3.42	Check load →
Trail BossCrew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,300	15,000	1,930	not in our data	3.23	Check load →
WT Special Service VehicleCrew Cab · Short bed · 2WD	9,500^{source 3}	15,000^{source 3}	2,010^{source 3}	6,800^{source 3}	3.23^{source 3}	Check load →
WT Special Service VehicleCrew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,300^{source 3}	15,000^{source 3}	1,990^{source 3}	7,000^{source 3}	3.23^{source 3}	Check load →
WT Police Pursuit VehicleCrew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,300^{source 4}	15,000^{source 4}	1,860^{source 4}	7,100^{source 4}	3.23^{source 4}	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	9,500	15,000	1,930	not in our data	3.23	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package	11,200	16,800	1,960	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,200	15,000	1,940	not in our data	3.23	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	11,000	16,800	1,970	7,300	3.42	Check load →
Trail BossCrew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,200	15,000	1,870	not in our data	3.23	Check load →
WT Special Service VehicleCrew Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	9,500^{source 3}	15,000^{source 3}	1,930^{source 3}	6,800^{source 3}	3.23^{source 3}	Check load →
WT Special Service VehicleCrew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,200^{source 3}	15,000^{source 3}	1,940^{source 3}	7,000^{source 3}	3.23^{source 3}	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	9,500	15,000	1,920	6,800	3.23	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package	11,300	16,800	2,130	7,100	3.42	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,300	15,000	1,900	7,000	3.23	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	11,000	16,800	2,110	7,300	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	not in our data	not in our data	2,180	not in our data	3.23	Check load →
Regular Cab · Standard bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package	not in our data	not in our data	2,180	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	not in our data	not in our data	2,060	not in our data	3.23	Check load →
Regular Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	not in our data	not in our data	2,060	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · Long bed · 2WD	9,900	15,000	2,140	6,800	3.23	Check load →
Regular Cab · Long bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package	9,900	15,000	2,140	6,800	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · Long bed · 4x4	9,600	15,000	2,000	6,900	3.23	Check load →
Regular Cab · Long bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	9,600	15,000	2,000	6,900	3.42	Check load →
6.2L V8
RSTCrew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,200	15,000	1,820	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
RSTCrew Cab · Short bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	13,200	17,800	1,980	7,300	3.42	Check load →
RSTCrew Cab · Short bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package + 20-inch wheels	13,200^{source 2}	19,100	1,980	7,300	3.42	Check load →
Trail BossCrew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,200	15,000	1,830	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
ZR2Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	8,800	15,000	1,520	7,100	3.42	Check load →
RSTCrew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,100	15,000	1,760	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
RSTCrew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	13,200	17,800	1,920	7,300	3.42	Check load →
RSTCrew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package + 20-inch wheels	13,200^{source 2}	19,100	1,920	7,300	3.42	Check load →
Trail BossCrew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,100	15,000	1,770	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
RSTDouble Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,300^{source 2}	15,000	1,730	7,000	3.42	Check load →
RSTDouble Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	12,100^{source 2}	17,800	1,900	7,300	3.42	Check load →
RSTDouble Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package + 20-inch wheels	13,300^{source 2}	19,100	1,900	7,300	3.42	Check load →
Duramax 3.0L I-6
Crew Cab · Short bed · 2WD	9,300	15,000	1,920	not in our data	3.23	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package	13,300	17,800	1,880	7,100	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package + 20-inch wheels	13,300^{source 2}	19,000	1,880	7,100	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,000	15,000	1,870	not in our data	3.23	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	13,000	17,800	1,870	7,300	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · Short bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package + 20-inch wheels	13,000^{source 2}	19,000	1,870	7,300	3.73	Check load →
Trail BossCrew Cab · Short bed · 4x4	9,000	15,000	1,780	not in our data	3.23	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,000	15,000	1,810	not in our data	3.23	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	12,900	17,800	1,820	7,300	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package + 20-inch wheels	12,900^{source 2}	19,000	1,820	7,300	3.73	Check load →
Trail BossCrew Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,000	15,000	1,720	not in our data	3.23	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 2WD	9,400	15,000	1,830	not in our data	3.23	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package	13,300	17,800	1,970	7,100	3.73	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 2WDwith Max Trailering Package + 20-inch wheels	13,300^{source 2}	19,000	1,970	7,100	3.73	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 4x4	9,100	15,000	1,780	not in our data	3.23	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package	13,000	17,800	1,960	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Double Cab · Standard bed · 4x4with Max Trailering Package + 20-inch wheels	13,000^{source 2}	19,000	1,960	not in our data	3.73	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; SAE J2807 per the guide's note.

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.

2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2023 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

Crew Cab Short bed Duramax 3.0L I-6 2WD with the Max Trailering Package; four more configurations are rated the same. Without it the same configuration is rated 9,300 lb.

Package
Max Trailering Package
up to +4,100 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 19 pairs in the table
Package
Max Trailering Package + 20-inch wheels
+3,900 to +4,100 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 8 pairs in the table
Build
Long bed instead of Standard bed
+400 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 2 pairs in the table
Build
2WD instead of 4x4
+200 to +300 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 21 pairs in the table

Best rating by engine

6.2L V813,300 lb
Duramax 3.0L I-613,300 lb
5.3L V811,300 lb
2.7L Turbo9,500 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 2023 Silverado 1500 configuration tows the most?

The Crew Cab Short bed Duramax 3.0L I-6 2WD with the Max Trailering Package, at 13,300 lb; four more configurations are rated the same.

Which package unlocks the 2023 Silverado 1500’s 13,300 lb rating?

The Max Trailering Package: Chevrolet rates the Crew Cab Short bed Duramax 3.0L I-6 2WD at 13,300 lb so equipped. Without it the same configuration is rated 9,300 lb.

What is the GCWR of the 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?

14,000–19,100 lb by configuration; the most is 19,100 lb, for the RST Crew Cab Short bed 6.2L V8 4x4 with the Max Trailering Package and 20-inch wheels. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

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 four-wheel drive change the 2023 Silverado 1500’s towing capacity?

Yes: 2WD instead of 4x4 is rated +200 to +300 lb on otherwise identical configurations (21 pairs in Chevrolet’s table).

Does the engine change the 2023 Silverado 1500’s towing capacity?

Yes. Best rating by engine: 6.2L V8, 13,300 lb; Duramax 3.0L I-6, 13,300 lb; 5.3L V8, 11,300 lb; 2.7L Turbo, 9,500 lb.

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.