2018 model year · Fourth generation (K2XX)

Chevrolet Suburban towing capacity

Max towing, 20188,300 lb

Maker3,765 kg

The 2018 Chevrolet Suburban tows up to 8,300 lb (LS, LT and Premier (2017-2020) 2WD with the Max Trailering Package, per the 2018 Chevrolet Trailering Guide).

Chevrolet rates the 2017 and 2018 Suburban the same in every configuration.

The lowest rating is 6,000 lb, for the LS, LT and Premier (2017-2020) 4WD.

2018 Chevrolet Trailering Guide (Colorado, Tahoe, Suburban, Equinox and Traverse trailer weight ratings page)

Configurations: 6
GCWR: 12,000–14,000 lb
Tongue: 1,000 lb

01 / Ratings

Every 2018 Suburban configuration

6 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 EcoTec3 V8.

2018 Chevrolet Suburban

Makerin pounds

2018 Chevrolet Suburban towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing lb	Max tongue lb	GCWR lb	Axle ratio	Tow check
LS · LT · Premier (2017-2020)2WD	6,300	1,000	12,000	3.08	Check load →
LS · LT · Premier (2017-2020) Most2WDwith Max Trailering Package (NHT)	8,300	1,000	14,000	3.42	Check load →
LS · LT · Premier (2017-2020)4WD	6,000	1,000	12,000	3.08	Check load →
LS · LT · Premier (2017-2020)4WDwith Max Trailering Package (NHT)	8,000	1,000	14,000	3.42	Check load →

“Not published”: the maker doesn’t print it. —: not in the documents we hold yet. Scroll the table sideways for every rating.

SourceMakerEvery figure above is Chevrolet’s, from this document.

2018 Chevrolet Trailering Guide (Colorado, Tahoe, Suburban, Equinox and Traverse trailer weight ratings page) · General Motors (Chevrolet)

How Chevrolet rates towing: trailer weight rating, base vehicle plus options needed for the rating, plus driver.

Documents last checked Oct 12, 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.

2018 Chevrolet Suburban specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The Suburban, generation by generation: clearance, angles, weights and every configuration.

Chevrolet Suburban K2XX (2015–2020): 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: 8,300 lb

LS, LT and Premier (2017-2020) 2WD with the Max Trailering Package. Without it the same configuration is rated 6,300 lb.

Package
Max Trailering Package (NHT)
+2,000 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 6 pairs in the table
Build
2WD instead of 4WD
+300 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 6 pairs in the table

03 / By year

Suburban 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 2018 Suburban configuration tows the most?

The LS, LT and Premier (2017-2020) 2WD with the Max Trailering Package, at 8,300 lb.

Which package unlocks the 2018 Suburban’s 8,300 lb rating?

The Max Trailering Package: Chevrolet rates the LS, LT and Premier (2017-2020) 2WD at 8,300 lb so equipped. Without it the same configuration is rated 6,300 lb.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2018 Chevrolet Suburban?

1,000 lb for every configuration that publishes it. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

What is the GCWR of the 2018 Chevrolet Suburban?

12,000–14,000 lb by configuration; the most is 14,000 lb, for the LS, LT and Premier (2017-2020) 2WD with the Max Trailering Package. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

Has the Chevrolet Suburban’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2017–2018, 8,300 lb; 2015–2016, 8,300 lb.

Does four-wheel drive change the 2018 Suburban’s towing capacity?

Yes: 2WD instead of 4WD is rated +300 lb on otherwise identical configurations (6 pairs in Chevrolet’s table).

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.