2027 model year · Third generation (D41)

Nissan Frontier towing capacity

Max towing, 20277,150 lb

Maker3,243 kg

The 2027 Nissan Frontier tows up to 7,150 lb (S King Cab 6 ft 4x2, per the 2027 Nissan Frontier Press Kit).

Nissan rates the 2026 and 2027 Frontier the same in every configuration.

The lowest rating is 6,270 lb, for the PRO-4X Crew Cab 5 ft 4x4.

2027 Nissan Frontier Press Kit (specifications and pricing)

Configurations: 11
Payload: 1,100–1,590 lb
GCWR: 11,960 lb
Tongue: 627–715 lb

2022 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab PRO-4X in Boulder Gray, front three-quarter view — Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

01 / Ratings

Every 2027 Frontier configuration

11 configurations Nissan sells, each with the ratings Nissan publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 3.8L VQ38 V6 and 9-speed automatic.

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2027 Nissan Frontier

Makerin pounds

2027 Nissan Frontier towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing lb	Max tongue lb	GCWR lb	Max payload lb	GVWR lb	Axle ratio	Tow check
S MostKing Cab · 6 ft · 4x2	7,150	715	11,960	1,590	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SKing Cab · 6 ft · 4x4	7,000	700	11,960	1,430	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SCrew Cab · 5 ft · 4x2	7,070	707	11,960	1,490	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SCrew Cab · 5 ft · 4x4	6,960	696	11,960	1,330	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SVCrew Cab · 5 ft · 4x2	7,000	700	11,960	1,480	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SVCrew Cab · 5 ft · 4x4	6,880	688	11,960	1,310	6,012	3.692	Check load →
PRO-XCrew Cab · 5 ft · 4x2	6,900	690	11,960	1,430	6,012	3.692	Check load →
PRO-4XCrew Cab · 5 ft · 4x4	6,270	668	11,960	1,220	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SVCrew Cab · 6 ft · 4x2	6,920	692	11,960	1,400	6,012	3.692	Check load →
SVCrew Cab · 6 ft · 4x4	6,760	676	11,960	1,200	6,012	3.692	Check load →
PRO-4XCrew Cab · 6 ft · 4x4	6,310	627	11,960	1,100	6,012	3.692	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 Nissan’s, from this document.

2027 Nissan Frontier Press Kit (specifications and pricing) · Nissan North America

Documents last checked Oct 6, 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.

2027 Nissan Frontier specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

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

02 / Why

Which one tows the most, and why

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

What moves the rating

Maker

Tows the most: 7,150 lb

S King Cab 6 ft 4x2.

Build
4x2 instead of 4x4
+110 to +160 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 4 pairs in the table
Build
King Cab instead of Crew Cab
+40 to +80 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 2 pairs in the table

03 / By year

Frontier 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 2027 Frontier configuration tows the most?

The S King Cab 6 ft 4x2, at 7,150 lb.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2027 Nissan Frontier?

627–715 lb by configuration; the most is 715 lb, for the S King Cab 6 ft 4x2. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

What is the GCWR of the 2027 Nissan Frontier?

11,960 lb for every configuration that publishes it. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

Has the Nissan Frontier’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2026–2027, 7,150 lb; 2025, 7,150 lb; 2024, 6,640 lb; 2022–2023, 6,720 lb; 2020–2021, 6,720 lb; 2019, 6,720 lb; 2018, 6,710 lb; 2017, 6,710 lb; 2016, 6,500 lb; 2015, 6,500 lb; 2013–2014, 6,500 lb; 2012, 6,500 lb; 2011, 6,500 lb; 2010, 6,500 lb; 2009, 6,500 lb; 2008, 6,500 lb; 2007, 6,500 lb; 2006, 6,500 lb; 2005, 6,500 lb.

Does four-wheel drive change the 2027 Frontier’s towing capacity?

Yes: 4x2 instead of 4x4 is rated +110 to +160 lb on otherwise identical configurations (4 pairs in Nissan’s table).

Which 2027 Frontier configuration tows the least?

The PRO-4X Crew Cab 5 ft 4x4, at 6,270 lb.

These are Nissan’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.