Second generation (XK50)

2011 Toyota Tundra towing capacity

Max towing, 201110,400 lb

Maker4,717 kg

The 2011 Toyota Tundra tows up to 10,400 lb (Tundra Regular Cab 6.5-ft bed 4.0L V6 4x2, per Toyota’s 2011 Tundra Product Information).

Seven more configurations are rated the same.

2011 Tundra Product Information

Configurations: 21
Payload: from 1,795 lb
GCWR: up to 16,000 lb
Tongue: up to 1,080 lb

Tundra CrewMax 5.5-ft bed 4.6L V8 4x4, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Ratings

Every 2011 Tundra configuration

21 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 34 of 34 rows

2011 Toyota Tundra

Makerin pounds

2011 Toyota Tundra 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
4.0L V6
TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2	up to 10,100	up to 1,060	up to 16,000	from 1,450	from 6,400	3.909	Check load →
TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2with Tow Package	up to 10,100	up to 1,060	up to 16,000	from 1,450	from 6,400	4.10	Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2	up to 10,400	up to 1,080	up to 16,000	from 1,620	from 6,200	3.909	Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2with Tow Package	up to 10,400	up to 1,080	up to 16,000	from 1,620	from 6,200	4.10	Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2	up to 10,400	up to 1,080	up to 16,000	from 1,620	from 6,200	3.909	Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2with Tow Package	up to 10,400	up to 1,080	up to 16,000	from 1,620	from 6,200	4.10	Check load →
4.6L V8
TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2	up to 10,100	up to 1,060	up to 16,000	from 1,450	from 6,400	3.909	Check load →
TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2with Tow Package	up to 10,100	up to 1,060	up to 16,000	from 1,450	from 6,400	4.10	Check load →
TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x4	up to 9,800	up to 1,030	up to 16,000	from 1,515	from 6,900	3.909	Check load →
TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x4with Tow Package	up to 9,800	up to 1,030	up to 16,000	from 1,515	from 6,900	4.10	Check load →
TundraCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x2	up to 9,900	up to 1,040	up to 16,000	from 1,550	from 6,800	3.909	Check load →
TundraCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x2with Tow Package	up to 9,900	up to 1,040	up to 16,000	from 1,550	from 6,800	4.10	Check load →
TundraCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x4	up to 9,000	up to 1,010	up to 16,000	from 1,450	from 7,000	3.909	Check load →
TundraCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x4with Tow Package	up to 9,000	up to 1,010	up to 16,000	from 1,450	from 7,000	4.10	Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2	up to 10,400	up to 1,080	up to 16,000	from 1,620	from 6,200	3.909	Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2with Tow Package	up to 10,400	up to 1,080	up to 16,000	from 1,620	from 6,200	4.10	Check load →
5.7L V8 (3UR-FE), incl. flex-fuel (FFV) model codes
Limited · TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2	up to 10,100	up to 1,060	up to 16,000	from 1,450	from 6,400	4.10	Check load →
Limited · TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x2with Tow Package	up to 10,100	up to 1,060	up to 16,000	from 1,450	from 6,400	4.30	Check load →
Limited · TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x4	up to 9,800	up to 1,030	up to 16,000	from 1,515	from 6,900	4.10	Check load →
Limited · TundraDouble Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x4with Tow Package	up to 9,800	up to 1,030	up to 16,000	from 1,515	from 6,900	4.30	Check load →
TundraDouble Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2	up to 10,100	up to 1,060	up to 16,000	from 1,450	from 6,400	4.10	Check load →
TundraDouble Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2with Tow Package	up to 10,100	up to 1,060	up to 16,000	from 1,450	from 6,400	4.30	Check load →
TundraDouble Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x4	up to 9,800	up to 1,030	up to 16,000	from 1,515	from 6,900	4.10	Check load →
TundraDouble Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x4with Tow Package	up to 9,800	up to 1,030	up to 16,000	from 1,515	from 6,900	4.30	Check load →
Limited · TundraCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x2	up to 9,900	up to 1,040	up to 16,000	from 1,550	from 6,800	4.10	Check load →
Limited · TundraCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x2with Tow Package	up to 9,900	up to 1,040	up to 16,000	from 1,550	from 6,800	4.30	Check load →
Limited · TundraCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x4	up to 9,000	up to 1,010	up to 16,000	from 1,450	from 7,000	4.10	Check load →
Limited · TundraCrewMax · 5.5-ft short bed · 4x4with Tow Package	up to 9,000	up to 1,010	up to 16,000	from 1,450	from 7,000	4.30	Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x4	up to 10,100	up to 1,050	up to 16,000	from 1,795	from 6,800	4.10	Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 6.5-ft bed · 4x4with Tow Package	up to 10,100	up to 1,050	up to 16,000	from 1,795	from 6,800	4.30	Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2	up to 10,400	up to 1,080	up to 16,000	from 1,620	from 6,200	4.10	Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x2with Tow Package	up to 10,400	up to 1,080	up to 16,000	from 1,620	from 6,200	4.30	Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x4	up to 10,100	up to 1,050	up to 16,000	from 1,795	from 6,800	4.10	Check load →
TundraRegular Cab · 8.1-ft long bed · 4x4with Tow Package	up to 10,100	up to 1,050	up to 16,000	from 1,795	from 6,800	4.30	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 Toyota’s, from this document.

2011 Tundra Product Information · Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. / Toyota Motor North America

How Toyota rates towing: maximum V8 towing for the cab / drive column (per SAE J2807).

Documents last checked Oct 9, 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.

2011 Toyota Tundra specs: payload, dimensions, ground clearance and weight beside the towing ratings.

The 2011 Tundra belongs to this generation; every configuration, its clearance, angles and weights are on its page.

Toyota Tundra XK50 (2007–2021): full specs

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

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05 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Which 2011 Tundra configuration tows the most?

The Tundra Regular Cab 6.5-ft bed 4.0L V6 4x2, at 10,400 lb; seven more configurations are rated the same.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2011 Toyota Tundra?

Up to 1,080 lb for the Tundra Regular Cab 6.5-ft bed 4.0L V6 4x2, as Toyota prints it. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

What is the GCWR of the 2011 Toyota Tundra?

Up to 16,000 lb for the Tundra Double Cab 6.5-ft bed 4.0L V6 4x2, as Toyota prints it. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

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 2011 Tundra’s towing capacity?

Not at the top: the 4.0L V6, 4.6L V8 and 5.7L V8 (3UR-FE), incl. flex-fuel (FFV) model codes are each rated up to 10,400 lb in their best configuration.

What is the GVWR of the 2011 Toyota Tundra?

From 7,000 lb for the Tundra CrewMax 5.5-ft short bed 4.6L V8 4x4, as Toyota prints it. GVWR is the most the vehicle may weigh with its people, cargo and the trailer’s tongue weight aboard.

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.