Second generation (XK50)

2010 Toyota Tundra towing capacity

Max towing, 201010,800 lb

Maker4,899 kg

Every 2010 Toyota Tundra with a published rating is rated to tow up to 10,800 lb, per Toyota’s “2010 Toyota Tundra Pickup Adds an Array of Enhancements”.

2010 Toyota Tundra Pickup Adds an Array of Enhancements (press release, 2009)
Configurations
31
TRD Pro CrewMax 5.5-ft bed 5.7L V8 4x4, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2010 Tundra configuration

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

Engine
Cab
Drive

Showing 43 of 43 rows

2010 Toyota Tundra

Makerin pounds

2010 Toyota Tundra towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
ConfigurationMax towing lbTow check
4.0L V6
TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2not in our dataCheck load →
TundraRegular Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2not in our dataCheck load →
TundraRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2not in our dataCheck load →
4.6L V8
Limited · TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2not in our dataCheck load →
Limited · TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
Limited · TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x4not in our dataCheck load →
Limited · TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x4with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
TundraDouble Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2not in our dataCheck load →
TundraDouble Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
TundraDouble Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x4not in our dataCheck load →
TundraDouble Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x4with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
Limited · TundraCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x2not in our dataCheck load →
Limited · TundraCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x2with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
Limited · TundraCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x4not in our dataCheck load →
Limited · TundraCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x4with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2not in our dataCheck load →
TundraRegular Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x4not in our dataCheck load →
TundraRegular Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x4with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2not in our dataCheck load →
TundraRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x4not in our dataCheck load →
TundraRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x4with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
5.7L V8 (3UR-FE), incl. flex-fuel (FFV) model codes
Limited · TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2not in our dataCheck load →
Limited · TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
Limited · TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x4not in our dataCheck load →
Limited · TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x4with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
TundraDouble Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2not in our dataCheck load →
TundraDouble Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
TundraDouble Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x4not in our dataCheck load →
TundraDouble Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x4with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
Limited · TundraCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x2not in our dataCheck load →
Limited · TundraCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x2with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
Limited · TundraCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x4not in our dataCheck load →
Limited · TundraCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x4with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2not in our dataCheck load →
TundraRegular Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x4not in our dataCheck load →
TundraRegular Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x4with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2not in our dataCheck load →
TundraRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x4not in our dataCheck load →
TundraRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x4with Tow Packageup to 10,800Check 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 Toyota’s, from this document.
  1. 2010 Toyota Tundra Pickup Adds an Array of Enhancements (press release, 2009) · Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.

How Toyota rates towing: with the available Tow Package; highest figure across the V8 models.

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.

The 2010 Tundra 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 Toyota’s own ratings for configurations that differ in one thing only.

03 / By year

Tundra 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

Does every 2010 Tundra tow the same?

Yes: all 31 configurations Toyota lists for 2010 with a published rating are rated up to 10,800 lb.

Has the Toyota Tundra’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2026, 12,000 lb; 2025, 12,000 lb; 2023–2024, 12,000 lb; 2022, 12,000 lb; 2021, up to 10,200 lb; 2020, up to 10,200 lb; 2019, up to 10,200 lb; 2018, up to 10,200 lb; 2017, up to 10,500 lb; 2016, up to 10,500 lb; 2015, up to 10,500 lb; 2014, up to 10,400 lb; 2013, up to 10,400 lb; 2012, up to 10,400 lb; 2011, up to 10,400 lb; 2010, up to 10,800 lb; 2008, 10,800 lb; 2007, 10,800 lb.

Does the engine change the 2010 Tundra’s towing capacity?

Not at the top: the 4.6L V8 and 5.7L V8 (3UR-FE), incl. flex-fuel (FFV) model codes are each rated up to 10,800 lb in their best configuration.

These are Toyota’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.