2023 model year · Second generation (KL)

Jeep Cherokee towing capacity

Max towing, 20234,000 lb

Maker1,814 kg

The 2023 Jeep Cherokee tows up to 4,000 lb (2.0L Turbo I4 4x4 with the Trailer Tow Package, per the 2023 Jeep Cherokee Owner's Manual).

The lowest rating is 2,000 lb, for the 2.4L Tigershark I4 FWD.

2023 Jeep Cherokee Owner's Manual

Configurations: 5
Tongue: 200–400 lb

2014 Cherokee Trailhawk 4x4, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2023 Cherokee configuration

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

2023 Jeep Cherokee

Trim not specified

Makerin pounds

2023 Jeep Cherokee towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing lb	Max tongue lb	GVWR lb	Tow check
2.4L Tigershark I4
FWD	2,000	200	Not published	Check load →
4x4	2,000	200	Not published	Check load →
2.0L Turbo I4
FWD	2,000	200	Not published	Check load →
4x4	2,000	200	Not published	Check load →
4x4 Mostwith Trailer Tow Package	4,000	400	Not published	Check load →
Engine not specified
Trailhawk4x4	not in our data	not in our data	Not published	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 Jeep’s, from this document.

2023 Jeep Cherokee Owner's Manual · FCA US LLC (formerly Chrysler Group LLC)

How Jeep rates towing: maximum gross trailer weight (GTW) from the manual's table, which doesn't split braked and unbraked trailers.

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.

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

Jeep Cherokee KL (2014–2023): full specs

02 / Why

Which one tows the most, and why

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

What moves the rating

Maker

Tows the most: 4,000 lb

2.0L Turbo I4 4x4 with the Trailer Tow Package. Without it the same configuration is rated 2,000 lb.

Package
Trailer Tow Package
+2,000 lb
Same configuration otherwise · one pair in the table

Best rating by engine

2.0L Turbo I44,000 lb
2.4L Tigershark I42,000 lb

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

03 / By year

Cherokee 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 Cherokee configuration tows the most?

The 2.0L Turbo I4 4x4 with the Trailer Tow Package, at 4,000 lb.

Which package unlocks the 2023 Cherokee’s 4,000 lb rating?

The Trailer Tow Package: Jeep rates the 2.0L Turbo I4 4x4 at 4,000 lb so equipped. Without it the same configuration is rated 2,000 lb.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2023 Jeep Cherokee?

200–400 lb by configuration; the most is 400 lb, for the 2.0L Turbo I4 4x4 with the Trailer Tow Package. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

Has the Jeep Cherokee’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2023, 4,000 lb; 2019, 4,500 lb; 2014–2018, 4,500 lb.

Does four-wheel drive change the 2023 Cherokee’s towing capacity?

No: Jeep rates each configuration the same with either drive (2 pairs in its table).

Does the engine change the 2023 Cherokee’s towing capacity?

Yes. Best rating by engine: 2.0L Turbo I4, 4,000 lb; 2.4L Tigershark I4, 2,000 lb.

These are Jeep’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.