Third generation (JK)

2015 Jeep Wrangler towing capacity

Max towing, 20153,500 lb

Maker1,588 kg

The 2015 Jeep Wrangler tows up to 3,500 lb (Rubicon Four-door D478 6-speed manual, per the 2015 Jeep Wrangler Owner's Manual).

Six more configurations are rated the same.

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

2015 Jeep Wrangler Owner's Manual (6th edition)
Configurations
12
GCWR
6,311–8,355 lb
Tongue
200–350 lb
2008 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 3.8L manual, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2015 Wrangler configuration

12 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.

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2015 Jeep Wrangler

Makerin pounds

2015 Jeep Wrangler towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
ConfigurationMax towing lbMax tongue lbGCWR lbGVWR lbAxle ratioTow check
SportTwo-door · D478 6-speed manual2,0002006,311Not publishednot in our dataCheck load →
SportTwo-door · D478 6-speed manualwith 3.73 axle ratio (optional)2,0002006,311Not published3.73Check load →
SportTwo-door · 5-speed automatic2,0002006,340Not publishednot in our dataCheck load →
SportTwo-door · 5-speed automaticwith 3.73 axle ratio (optional)2,0002006,340Not published3.73Check load →
SaharaTwo-door · D478 6-speed manual2,0002006,353Not publishednot in our dataCheck load →
SaharaTwo-door · D478 6-speed manualwith 3.73 axle ratio (optional)2,0002006,353Not published3.73Check load →
SaharaTwo-door · 5-speed automatic2,0002006,383Not publishednot in our dataCheck load →
SaharaTwo-door · 5-speed automaticwith 3.73 axle ratio (optional)2,0002006,383Not published3.73Check load →
RubiconTwo-door · D478 6-speed manual2,0002006,443Not publishednot in our dataCheck load →
RubiconTwo-door · 5-speed automatic2,0002006,473Not publishednot in our dataCheck load →
RubiconTwo-door · 5-speed automaticwith 4.10 axle ratio (optional)2,0002006,473Not published4.10Check load →
SportFour-door · D478 6-speed manual2,0002006,751Not publishednot in our dataCheck load →
SportFour-door · D478 6-speed manualwith 3.73 axle ratio (optional)3,5003508,251Not published3.73Check load →
SportFour-door · 5-speed automatic2,0002006,780Not publishednot in our dataCheck load →
SportFour-door · 5-speed automaticwith 3.73 axle ratio (optional)3,5003508,280Not published3.73Check load →
SaharaFour-door · D478 6-speed manual2,0002006,698Not publishednot in our dataCheck load →
SaharaFour-door · D478 6-speed manualwith 3.73 axle ratio (optional)3,5003508,198Not published3.73Check load →
SaharaFour-door · 5-speed automatic2,0002006,728Not publishednot in our dataCheck load →
SaharaFour-door · 5-speed automaticwith 3.73 axle ratio (optional)3,5003508,228Not published3.73Check load →
RubiconFour-door · D478 6-speed manual3,5003508,326Not publishednot in our dataCheck load →
RubiconFour-door · 5-speed automatic3,5003508,355Not publishednot in our dataCheck load →
RubiconFour-door · 5-speed automaticwith 4.10 axle ratio (optional)3,5003508,355Not published4.10Check 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.
  1. 2015 Jeep Wrangler Owner's Manual (6th edition) · 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.

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.

2015 Jeep Wrangler specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2015 Wrangler belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

02 / 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.

03 / Next

Check it against your load

04 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Which 2015 Wrangler configuration tows the most?

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

What is the max tongue weight of the 2015 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 2015 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 2015 Wrangler configuration tows the least?

The Sport Two-door D478 6-speed manual, at 2,000 lb; 14 more configurations are rated the same.

What is the GVWR of the 2015 Jeep Wrangler?

Jeep doesn’t publish the GVWR for the 2015 Wrangler 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.