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Chevrolet Silverado 1500 towing capacity

Chevrolet's half-ton. A published 13,300-pound maximum applies only to specific Duramax, cab, wheel, and Max Trailering combinations.

A dark Chevrolet Silverado 1500 towing a travel trailer on a paved road
2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · Photo: Chevrolet ↗

The nameplate began in 1999. Pages here start at 2000. Earlier charts are not transcribed yet.

Cited years

0k3.8k7.5k11.3k15k2000: no cited conventional rating20002001: no cited conventional rating2002: 10,300 lb conventional2003: 10,200 lb conventional2004: no cited conventional rating2005: 10,200 lb conventional20052006: 10,400 lb conventional2007: 10,500 lb conventional2008: no cited conventional rating2009: 10,700 lb conventional2010: 10,700 lb conventional20102011: 10,700 lb conventional2012: 10,700 lb conventional2013: 10,700 lb conventional2014: 12,000 lb conventional+1.3k2015: 12,000 lb conventional20152016: 12,000 lb conventional2017: 12,500 lb conventional+0.5k2018: 12,500 lb conventional2019: 12,200 lb conventional2020: 13,400 lb conventional+1.2k20202021: 13,300 lb conventional2022: 13,300 lb conventional2023: 13,300 lb conventional2024: 13,300 lb conventional2025: 13,300 lb conventional20252026: 13,300 lb conventional2026
Highest cited conventional rating per model year, in thousands of pounds. Labels mark the largest changes from the year before, counted only where both years are cited. A dashed tick is a year with no cited rating; it is not zero and is not estimated.
YearHitchCited maximumVersus prior cited yearSource
2002Conventional10,300 lbFirst cited year for this hitchChevrolet
2002Fifth-wheel10,300 lbFirst cited year for this hitchChevrolet
2003Conventional10,200 lb-100 lb vs 2002General Motors
2003Fifth-wheel10,200 lb-100 lb vs 2002General Motors
2005Conventional10,200 lbUnchanged from 2003General Motors
2005Fifth-wheel10,200 lbUnchanged from 2003General Motors
2006Conventional10,400 lb+200 lb vs 2005General Motors
2006Fifth-wheel10,300 lb+100 lb vs 2005General Motors
2007Conventional10,500 lb+100 lb vs 2006Chevrolet
2007Fifth-wheel10,500 lb+200 lb vs 2006Chevrolet
2009Conventional10,700 lb+200 lb vs 2007Chevrolet
2009Fifth-wheel10,000 lb-500 lb vs 2007Chevrolet
2010Conventional10,700 lbUnchanged from 2009Chevrolet
2010Fifth-wheel10,200 lb+200 lb vs 2009Chevrolet
2011Conventional10,700 lbUnchanged from 2010Chevrolet
2011Fifth-wheel10,600 lb+400 lb vs 2010Chevrolet
2012Conventional10,700 lbUnchanged from 2011Chevrolet
2012Fifth-wheel10,600 lbUnchanged from 2011Chevrolet
2013Conventional10,700 lbUnchanged from 2012Chevrolet
2013Fifth-wheel10,600 lbUnchanged from 2012Chevrolet
2014Conventional12,000 lb+1,300 lb vs 2013Chevrolet
2014Fifth-wheel12,000 lb+1,400 lb vs 2013Chevrolet
2015Conventional12,000 lbUnchanged from 2014Chevrolet
2016Conventional12,000 lbUnchanged from 2015Chevrolet
2017Conventional12,500 lb+500 lb vs 2016Chevrolet
2017Fifth-wheel11,700 lbFirst cited year for this hitchChevrolet
2018Conventional12,500 lbUnchanged from 2017Chevrolet
2018Fifth-wheel11,600 lb-100 lb vs 2017Chevrolet
2019Conventional12,200 lb-300 lb vs 2018Chevrolet
2020Conventional13,400 lb+1,200 lb vs 2019Chevrolet
2020Fifth-wheel11,500 lbFirst cited year for this hitchChevrolet
2021Conventional13,300 lb-100 lb vs 2020Chevrolet
2021Fifth-wheel13,300 lb+1,800 lb vs 2020Chevrolet
2022Conventional13,300 lbUnchanged from 2021Chevrolet
2022Fifth-wheel11,300 lb-2,000 lb vs 2021Chevrolet
2023Conventional13,300 lbUnchanged from 2022Chevrolet
2023Fifth-wheel10,300 lb-1,000 lb vs 2022Chevrolet
2024Conventional13,300 lbUnchanged from 2023Chevrolet
2024Fifth-wheel10,300 lbUnchanged from 2023Chevrolet
2025Conventional13,300 lbUnchanged from 2024Chevrolet
2025Fifth-wheel10,300 lbUnchanged from 2024Chevrolet
2026Conventional13,300 lbUnchanged from 2025Chevrolet

Every model year

A filled mark means that year has a cited rating. An empty mark is still a real page: generation, what changed, and an explicit gap instead of a guessed number.

  1. 202613,300 lb cited
  2. 202513,300 lb cited
  3. 202413,300 lb cited
  4. 202313,300 lb cited
  5. 202213,300 lb cited
  6. 202113,300 lb cited
  7. 202013,400 lb cited
  8. 201912,200 lb cited
  9. 201812,500 lb cited
  10. 201712,500 lb cited
  11. 201612,000 lb cited
  12. 201512,000 lb cited
  13. 201412,000 lb cited
  14. 201310,700 lb cited
  15. 201210,700 lb cited
  16. 201110,700 lb cited
  17. 201010,700 lb cited
  18. 200910,700 lb cited
  19. 2008GMT900
  20. 200710,500 lb cited
  21. 200610,400 lb cited
  22. 200510,200 lb cited
  23. 2004GMT800
  24. 200310,200 lb cited
  25. 200210,300 lb cited
  26. 2001GMT800
  27. 2000GMT800

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