Fourth generation (WK2)

2014–2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee towing capacity

Max towing, 20147,400 lb

Maker3,357 kg

The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee tows up to 7,400 lb (Laredo and Limited 5.7L HEMI V8 gasoline 4x2, per the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner's Manual).

Jeep rates the 2014 and 2015 Grand Cherokee the same in every configuration.

One more configuration is rated the same.

The lowest rating is 6,200 lb, for the Laredo, Limited, Overland and Summit 3.6L Pentastar V6 gasoline 4x4.

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner's Manual
Configurations
17
Tongue
620–740 lb

01 / Ratings

Every 2014–2015 Grand Cherokee configuration

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

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Makerin pounds

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
ConfigurationMax towing source 1 lbMax tongue source 1 lbMax payload lbGVWR lbTow check
3.6L Pentastar V6 gasoline
Laredo · Limited · Overland · Summit4x46,200620Not publishedNot publishedCheck load →
Laredo · Limited4x26,200620Not publishedNot publishedCheck load →
5.7L HEMI V8 gasoline
Laredo · Limited · Overland · Summit4x47,200720Not publishedNot publishedCheck load →
Laredo · Limited Most4x27,400740Not publishedNot publishedCheck load →
3.0L EcoDiesel V6
Limited · Overland · Summit4x47,200 source 2720 source 2Not publishedNot publishedCheck load →
Limited Most4x27,400 source 2740 source 2Not publishedNot publishedCheck load →
6.4L HEMI V8
SRT (SRT8 in 2012-2013)4x4not in our datanot in our datanot in our datanot in our dataCheck 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.
  1. 12014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner's Manual · FCA US LLC (formerly Chrysler Group LLC)
  2. 22014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner's Manual, Diesel Supplement · 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 . 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.

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2014–2015 Grand Cherokee belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

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: 7,400 lb

Laredo and Limited 5.7L HEMI V8 gasoline 4x2; one more configuration is rated the same.

Best rating by engine

  • 5.7L HEMI V8 gasoline7,400 lb
  • 3.0L EcoDiesel V67,400 lb
  • 3.6L Pentastar V6 gasoline6,200 lb

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

03 / By year

Grand 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

05 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Which 2014 Grand Cherokee configuration tows the most?

The Laredo and Limited 5.7L HEMI V8 gasoline 4x2, at 7,400 lb; one more configuration is rated the same.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee?

620–740 lb by configuration; the most is 740 lb, for the Laredo and Limited 5.7L HEMI V8 gasoline 4x2. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

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

Highest rating by model year: 2019, 7,400 lb; 2017–2018, 7,200 lb; 2016, 7,400 lb; 2014–2015, 7,400 lb; 2013, 7,400 lb; 2012, 7,400 lb; 2011, 7,400 lb.

Does the engine change the 2014 Grand Cherokee’s towing capacity?

Yes. Best rating by engine: 5.7L HEMI V8 gasoline, 7,400 lb; 3.0L EcoDiesel V6, 7,400 lb; 3.6L Pentastar V6 gasoline, 6,200 lb.

Which 2014 Grand Cherokee configuration tows the least?

The Laredo, Limited, Overland and Summit 3.6L Pentastar V6 gasoline 4x4, at 6,200 lb; one more configuration is rated the same.

What is the GVWR of the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee?

Jeep doesn’t publish the GVWR for the 2014 Grand Cherokee in the documents we hold.

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.