Second generation (A61)

2021 Nissan Titan towing capacity

Max towing, 20219,310 lb

Maker4,223 kg

The 2021 Nissan Titan tows up to 9,310 lb (S, SV, SL and Platinum Reserve Crew Cab 5.5 ft bed 4x2, per the 2021 Nissan TITAN Press Kit).

One more configuration is rated the same.

2021 Nissan TITAN Press Kit (specifications and pricing)
Configurations
14
Payload
up to 1,680 lb
Tongue
up to 931 lb
2021 PRO-4X Crew Cab 4x4, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2021 Titan configuration

14 configurations Nissan sells, each with the ratings Nissan publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row. All have the 5.6L VK56VD V8 and 9-speed automatic.

2021 Nissan Titan

Makerin pounds

2021 Nissan Titan towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
ConfigurationMax towing lbMax tongue lbMax payload lbGVWR lbAxle ratioTow check
S · SV MostKing Cab · 6.5 ft bed · 4x2up to 9,310up to 931up to 1,6007,1003.692Check load →
S · SV · PRO-4XKing Cab · 6.5 ft bed · 4x4up to 9,260up to 926up to 1,6807,3003.692Check load →
S · SV · SL · Platinum Reserve MostCrew Cab · 5.5 ft bed · 4x2up to 9,310up to 931up to 1,5907,1003.692Check load →
S · SV · SL · PRO-4X · Platinum ReserveCrew Cab · 5.5 ft bed · 4x4up to 9,210up to 921up to 1,6507,3003.692Check 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.
  1. 2021 Nissan TITAN Press Kit (specifications and pricing) · Nissan North America

How Nissan rates towing: when properly equipped.

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.

2021 Nissan Titan specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2021 Titan belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

02 / By year

Titan 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 2021 Titan configuration tows the most?

The S, SV, SL and Platinum Reserve Crew Cab 5.5 ft bed 4x2, at 9,310 lb; one more configuration is rated the same.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2021 Nissan Titan?

Up to 931 lb for the S and SV King Cab 6.5 ft bed 4x2, as Nissan prints it. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

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

Highest rating by model year: 2024, 9,290 lb; 2023, 9,320 lb; 2022, 9,320 lb; 2021, up to 9,310 lb; 2020, up to 9,370 lb; 2019, up to 9,450 lb.

What is the GVWR of the 2021 Nissan Titan?

7,100–7,300 lb by configuration; the most is 7,300 lb, for the S, SV and PRO-4X King Cab 6.5 ft bed 4x4. GVWR is the most the vehicle may weigh with its people, cargo and the trailer’s tongue weight aboard.

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.