SILVERADO 1500 CONVENTIONAL TRAILER WEIGHT RATINGS 28
These charts specify the trailer weight rating for your Silverado 1500 equipped with a conventional hitch. (For gooseneck or 5th-wheel ratings, see pages 30–32.) Do not
exceed the trailer weight rating.
1
For more information, ask your Chevrolet dealer.
1 Before you buy a vehicle or use it for trailering, carefully review the Trailering section of the Owner’s Manual. The weight of passengers, cargo and options or accessories may reduce the amount you can tow. 2 Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR).
When properly equipped; includes weight of the vehicle and trailer combination, including the weight of driver, passengers, fuel, optional equipment and cargo in the vehicle and trailer. 3 Effective March 2021, the 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 (L82) engine with YK9 is not
equipped with Active Fuel Management. 4 Effective March 2021, the 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 (L84) engine with YK9 is not equipped with Dynamic Fuel Management.
General Trailering Notes Where available, the Trailering Package (Z82) provides a
trailer hitch platform and 7-pin and 4-pin sealed connectors at the rear bumper.
Tongue Weight Notes Trailer tongue weight should be 10–15% of total loaded
trailer weight up to 1,250 lbs. The addition of trailer tongue weight must not cause
vehicle to exceed Rear Gross Axle Weight Rating (RGAWR) or Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (GVWR).
MODEL ENGINE
GCWR
(LBS.)
2
MAX CONVENTIONAL
TRAILER WEIGHT
(LBS.)
1
REGULAR CAB
Long Bed 2WD
2.7L Turbo 14,500 9,600
4.3L V6 12,800 7,900
5.3L V8 (L82) with 6-speed 15,000 10,000
5.3L V8 (L82/YK9
3
) with 6-speed 15,000 10,000
Long Bed 4x4
2.7L Turbo 14,500 9,400
4.3L V6 12,800 7,600
5.3L V8 (L82) with 6-speed 15,000 9,700
5.3L V8 (L82/YK9
3
) with 6-speed 15,000 9,700
DOUBLE CAB
Standard Bed 2WD
2.7L Turbo 14,500 9,300
4.3L V6 12,800 7,600
5.3L V8 (L82) with 6-speed 15,000 9,700
5.3L V8 (L82/YK9
3
) with 6-speed 15,000 9,700
5.3L V8 (L84) with 8-speed 15,000 9,800
5.3L V8 (L84/YK9
4
) with 8-speed 15,000 9,800
Duramax 3.0L I-6 15,000 9,500
Standard Bed 2WD with
Max Trailering Package
5.3L V8 (L84) with 8-speed 16,800 11,500
5.3L V8 (L84/YK9
4
) with 8-speed 16,800 11,500
MODEL ENGINE
GCWR
(LBS.)
2
MAX CONVENTIONAL
TRAILER WEIGHT
(LBS.)
1
DOUBLE CAB (CONTINUED)
Standard Bed 4x4
2.7L Turbo 14,500 9,100
4.3L V6 12,800 7,400
5.3L V8 (L82) with 6-speed 15,000 9,500
5.3L V8 (L82/YK9
3
) with 6-speed 15,000 9,500
5.3L V8 (L84) with 8-speed 15,000 9,500
5.3L V8 (L84/YK9
4
) with 8-speed 15,000 9,500
6.2L V8 15,000 9,300
Duramax 3.0L I-6 15,000 9,100
Standard Bed 4x4 with
Max Trailering Package
5.3L V8 (L84) with 8-speed 16,800 11,100
5.3L V8 (L84/YK9
4
) with 8-speed 16,800 11,100
6.2L V8 17,800 12,100
Standard Bed RST 4x4
with Max Trailering Package
and 20" Wheels
6.2L V8 19,100 13,300
Standard Bed Trail Boss 4x4
4.3L V6 12,800 7,300
5.3L V8 (L82) with 6-speed 15,000 9,400
5.3L V8 (L82/YK9
3
) with 6-speed 15,000 9,400
6.2L V8 15,000 9,300