Third generation (JK)

2014 Jeep Wrangler towing capacity

Max towing, 20143,500 lb

Maker1,588 kg

The 2014 Jeep Wrangler tows up to 3,500 lb (Rubicon Four-door D478 6-speed manual, per the 2014 Jeep Wrangler Owner's Manual).

10 more configurations are rated the same.

The lowest rating is 2,000 lb, for the Sport Two-door D478 6-speed manual.

2014 Jeep Wrangler Owner's Manual (7th edition)
Configurations
13
Payload
1,000 lb
GCWR
6,311–8,355 lb
Tongue
200–350 lb
2014 Wrangler Rubicon 3.6L manual, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2014 Wrangler configuration

13 configurations Jeep sells, each with the ratings Jeep publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 3.6L Pentastar V6 gasoline and 4x4.

Showing 29 of 29 rows

2014 Jeep Wrangler

Makerin pounds

2014 Jeep Wrangler towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
ConfigurationMax towing source 1 lbMax tongue source 1 lbGCWR source 1 lbMax payload source 2 lbGVWR source 2 lbAxle source 2 ratioTow check
SportTwo-door · D478 6-speed manual2,0002006,3111,000up to 5,0003.21Check load →
SportTwo-door · D478 6-speed manualwith 3.73 axle ratio (optional)2,0002006,3111,000up to 5,0003.73Check load →
SportTwo-door · 5-speed automatic2,0002006,3401,000up to 5,0003.21Check load →
SportTwo-door · 5-speed automaticwith 3.73 axle ratio (optional)2,0002006,3401,000up to 5,0003.73Check load →
SaharaTwo-door · D478 6-speed manual2,0002006,353not in our dataup to 5,0003.21Check load →
SaharaTwo-door · D478 6-speed manualwith 3.73 axle ratio (optional)2,0002006,353not in our dataup to 5,0003.73Check load →
SaharaTwo-door · 5-speed automatic2,0002006,383not in our dataup to 5,0003.21Check load →
SaharaTwo-door · 5-speed automaticwith 3.73 axle ratio (optional)2,0002006,383not in our dataup to 5,0003.73Check load →
RubiconTwo-door · D478 6-speed manual2,0002006,443not in our dataup to 5,0004.10Check load →
RubiconTwo-door · 5-speed automatic2,0002006,473not in our dataup to 5,0003.73Check load →
RubiconTwo-door · 5-speed automaticwith 4.10 axle ratio (optional)2,0002006,473not in our dataup to 5,0004.10Check load →
SportFour-door · D478 6-speed manual2,0002006,7511,000up to 5,5003.21Check load →
SportFour-door · D478 6-speed manualwith 3.73 axle ratio (optional)3,5003508,2511,000up to 5,5003.73Check load →
SportFour-door · D478 6-speed manualwith Max Tow Package3,500 source 22006,7511,000up to 5,5003.21Check load →
SportFour-door · 5-speed automatic2,0002006,7801,000up to 5,5003.21Check load →
SportFour-door · 5-speed automaticwith 3.73 axle ratio (optional)3,5003508,2801,000up to 5,5003.73Check load →
SportFour-door · 5-speed automaticwith Max Tow Package3,500 source 22006,7801,000up to 5,5003.21Check load →
SaharaFour-door · D478 6-speed manual2,0002006,698not in our dataup to 5,5003.21Check load →
SaharaFour-door · D478 6-speed manualwith 3.73 axle ratio (optional)3,5003508,198not in our dataup to 5,5003.73Check load →
SaharaFour-door · D478 6-speed manualwith Max Tow Package3,500 source 22006,698not in our dataup to 5,5003.21Check load →
SaharaFour-door · 5-speed automatic2,0002006,728not in our dataup to 5,5003.21Check load →
SaharaFour-door · 5-speed automaticwith 3.73 axle ratio (optional)3,5003508,228not in our dataup to 5,5003.73Check load →
SaharaFour-door · 5-speed automaticwith Max Tow Package3,500 source 22006,728not in our dataup to 5,5003.21Check load →
RubiconFour-door · D478 6-speed manual3,5003508,326not in our dataup to 5,5004.10Check load →
RubiconFour-door · D478 6-speed manualwith Trailer Tow Group (Class II receiver hitch)2,000 source 23508,326not in our dataup to 5,5004.10Check load →
RubiconFour-door · 5-speed automatic3,5003508,355not in our dataup to 5,5003.73Check load →
RubiconFour-door · 5-speed automaticwith 4.10 axle ratio (optional)3,5003508,355not in our dataup to 5,5004.10Check load →
RubiconFour-door · 5-speed automaticwith Trailer Tow Group (Class II receiver hitch)2,000 source 23508,355not in our dataup to 5,5003.73Check load →
Right-Hand DriveFour-door · 5-speed automaticnot in our data350 source 2not in our datanot in our dataup to 5,5003.73Check 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 Wrangler Owner's Manual (7th edition) · FCA US LLC (formerly Chrysler LLC / Chrysler Group LLC)
  2. 22014 Jeep Wrangler Buyer's Guide (jeep.com/assets/pdf/wrangler_specs.pdf) · FCA US LLC (formerly Chrysler LLC / 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; with the Max Tow Package; with the Trailer Tow Group.

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 Wrangler specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2014 Wrangler 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: 3,500 lb

Rubicon Four-door D478 6-speed manual; 10 more configurations are rated the same.

  • Axle ratio

    3.73 axle instead of 3.21

    up to +1,500 lb

    Same configuration otherwise · 8 pairs in the table

  • Package

    Max Tow Package

    +1,500 lb

    Same configuration otherwise · 4 pairs in the table

03 / By year

Wrangler 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 Wrangler configuration tows the most?

The Rubicon Four-door D478 6-speed manual, at 3,500 lb; 10 more configurations are rated the same.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2014 Jeep Wrangler?

200–350 lb by configuration; the most is 350 lb, for the Sport Four-door D478 6-speed manual with the 3.73 axle ratio. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

What is the GCWR of the 2014 Jeep Wrangler?

6,311–8,355 lb by configuration; the most is 8,355 lb, for the Rubicon Four-door 5-speed automatic. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

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

Highest rating by model year: 2026, 5,000 lb; 2025, 5,000 lb; 2024, 5,000 lb; 2023, 3,500 lb; 2022, 3,500 lb; 2021, 3,500 lb; 2020, 3,500 lb; 2019, 3,500 lb; 2018, 3,500 lb; 2017, 3,500 lb; 2016, 3,500 lb; 2015, 3,500 lb; 2014, 3,500 lb; 2013, 3,500 lb; 2012, 3,500 lb; 2011, 3,500 lb; 2010, 3,500 lb; 2009, 3,500 lb; 2008, 3,500 lb; 2007, 3,500 lb; 2005, 3,500 lb; 2001, 2,000 lb; 1999, 2,000 lb.

Which 2014 Wrangler configuration tows the least?

The Sport Two-door D478 6-speed manual, at 2,000 lb; 16 more configurations are rated the same.

What is the GVWR of the 2014 Jeep Wrangler?

Up to 5,500 lb for the Sport Four-door D478 6-speed manual, as Jeep prints it. GVWR is the most the vehicle may weigh with its people, cargo and the trailer’s tongue weight aboard.

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.