Tow Chart

2024 Nissan Frontier towing capacity

Up to 6,640 lbs with a conventional ball hitch. That rating is for this configuration: King Cab® models | 2WD, 2WD. The lowest-rated configuration in the same tables is 6,240 lbs, so the answer for your vehicle depends on how it is equipped.

Highest published rating6,640 lbsConventional (ball hitch). Lowest in the same tables: 6,240 lbs.

The top figure belongs to one specific build. Find the row that matches your engine, cab, drive and axle, and check the label on your driver's door jamb. Passengers and cargo in the truck come off what you can tow.

2024 Nissan Frontier towing capacity chart

All 6 configurations in the source, by hitch type, highest rating first. Each row links to the page it is printed on.

Conventional (ball hitch)

2024 Nissan Frontier towing capacity, conventional hitch
ConfigurationDriveAxleMax trailerGCWRNeedsSource
King Cab® models | 2WDfootnote 1: SAE J2807 rating, trailer brakes and tandem axle thresholds; footnote 2: 3,500 lbs. / 350 lbs. tongue limit when the step bumper is the ball mount; footnote 3: weight-distributing hitch recommended over 5,000 lbs.; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p531 says the vehicle may be equipped with an optional trailer tow package whose receiver-type frame mounted hitch is rated for the maximum towing capacity of this vehicle, used with a ball mount and hitch ball, so the chart is read as conventional hitch2WD6,640 lbs11,427 lbsp. 530
Crew Cab – Short wheel base models | 2WDfootnote 1: SAE J2807 rating, trailer brakes and tandem axle thresholds; footnote 2: 3,500 lbs. / 350 lbs. tongue limit when the step bumper is the ball mount; footnote 3: weight-distributing hitch recommended over 5,000 lbs.; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p531 says the vehicle may be equipped with an optional trailer tow package whose receiver-type frame mounted hitch is rated for the maximum towing capacity of this vehicle, used with a ball mount and hitch ball, so the chart is read as conventional hitch2WD6,520 lbs11,427 lbsp. 530
King Cab® models | 4WDfootnote 1: SAE J2807 rating, trailer brakes and tandem axle thresholds; footnote 2: 3,500 lbs. / 350 lbs. tongue limit when the step bumper is the ball mount; footnote 3: weight-distributing hitch recommended over 5,000 lbs.; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p531 says the vehicle may be equipped with an optional trailer tow package whose receiver-type frame mounted hitch is rated for the maximum towing capacity of this vehicle, used with a ball mount and hitch ball, so the chart is read as conventional hitch4WD6,480 lbs11,427 lbsp. 530
Crew Cab – Long wheel base models | 2WDfootnote 1: SAE J2807 rating, trailer brakes and tandem axle thresholds; footnote 2: 3,500 lbs. / 350 lbs. tongue limit when the step bumper is the ball mount; footnote 3: weight-distributing hitch recommended over 5,000 lbs.; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p531 says the vehicle may be equipped with an optional trailer tow package whose receiver-type frame mounted hitch is rated for the maximum towing capacity of this vehicle, used with a ball mount and hitch ball, so the chart is read as conventional hitch2WD6,390 lbs11,427 lbsp. 530
Crew Cab – Short wheel base models | 4WDfootnote 1: SAE J2807 rating, trailer brakes and tandem axle thresholds; footnote 2: 3,500 lbs. / 350 lbs. tongue limit when the step bumper is the ball mount; footnote 3: weight-distributing hitch recommended over 5,000 lbs.; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p531 says the vehicle may be equipped with an optional trailer tow package whose receiver-type frame mounted hitch is rated for the maximum towing capacity of this vehicle, used with a ball mount and hitch ball, so the chart is read as conventional hitch4WD6,360 lbs11,427 lbsp. 530
Crew Cab – Long wheel base models | 4WDfootnote 1: SAE J2807 rating, trailer brakes and tandem axle thresholds; footnote 2: 3,500 lbs. / 350 lbs. tongue limit when the step bumper is the ball mount; footnote 3: weight-distributing hitch recommended over 5,000 lbs.; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p531 says the vehicle may be equipped with an optional trailer tow package whose receiver-type frame mounted hitch is rated for the maximum towing capacity of this vehicle, used with a ball mount and hitch ball, so the chart is read as conventional hitch4WD6,240 lbs11,427 lbsp. 530

Common questions

Where do these numbers come from?

From 2024 Nissan Frontier Owner's Manual. Each row in the tables above links to the document and gives the page the figure is printed on.

Towing equipment for the 2024 Nissan Frontier

Parts sold to fit this vehicle. Fitting one does not raise a rating, and the tables above say what each rating needs.

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Where these numbers come from

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