Model year 2021 · U553 (2018–2024)

2021 Ford Expedition specs

The 2021 Ford Expedition tows 6,000–9,300 lb, has 9.7–9.8 in of ground clearance, weighs 5,368–5,794 lb at the curb and measures 209.8–222.0 in long, by configuration, per Ford’s own documents.

We hold 4 configurations of the 2021 Expedition, and Ford gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 4
Documents: 4

2021 Expedition MAX 4x2, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2021 Expedition configuration

4 retail configurations sold in 2021, each with the figures Ford publishes for it. A number a factory package raises shows under the configuration’s own. Ford gives figures for weights, dimensions, towing and clearance and angles.

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2021 Ford Expedition U553: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Ground clearance	Approach	Breakover	Departure	Max towing	Curb weight	Tires
4x2	9.8 in	23.4°	21.5°	22.2°	6,000 lb9,300 lb¹	5,368 lb	P275/65R18
4x4	9.8 in	23.3°	21.4°	21.9°	6,000 lb9,200 lb¹	5,623 lb	P275/65R18
MAX 4x2	9.8 in	24.0°	20.3°	21.5°	6,300 lb9,000 lb¹	5,534 lb	P275/65R18
MAX 4x4	9.7 in	23.7°	20.1°	21.3°	6,000 lb9,000 lb¹	5,794 lb	P275/65R18

MakerSources: Ford.com 2021 Expedition model page, Model Details & Specs · 2021 RV & Trailer Towing Guide

¹ With the Class IV Heavy-Duty Trailer Tow Package (536): the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.

A dash means the maker’s documents we have don’t give that number for that configuration, and a column with no number for any configuration of the year isn’t shown. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label, and “not published” that the maker doesn’t print it, or points elsewhere. “Up to” is a ceiling the maker prints over several configurations; a range is the maker’s own, printed across the grades of that configuration.

02 / What changed

New for 2021

The 2021 Expedition against the 2020, the previous model year we hold. Only what Ford’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

No retail configuration added or dropped: the 4 sold in the 2020 are all here.
Same range as the 2020: towing, ground clearance, curb weight and length.

03 / Tires

2021 Expedition stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Ford fits at the factory in 2021, the standard ones first.

2021 Ford Expedition stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P275/65R18Standard: XLT	18 in	32.1 in

Expedition tire sizes, with wheel specs and what bigger tires change

04 / Sources

The 2021 documents

4 documents behind the 2021 Expedition’s figures. The maker’s own come first; a third-party page fills in only a number the maker doesn’t publish, and wears its own mark.

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.

05 / Keep going

More on the Expedition

Expedition U553Every U553 configuration, model year by model year, with clearance, angles and weights (2018–2024).Open the U553 specs 2021 Expedition towingMax towing, GCWR, payload and tongue weight for every rated configuration.See the towing table Expedition tire sizesStock tire and wheel sizes by trim, and what bigger tires change.See tire sizes Expedition specsEvery generation, the spec plate and the rig builder.Open the model page

These are Ford’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.