Tow Chart

2026 Nissan Frontier towing capacity

Up to 7,150 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 6,760 lbs, so the answer for your vehicle depends on how it is equipped.

Highest published rating7,150 lbsConventional (ball hitch). Lowest in the same tables: 6,760 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.

2026 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)

2026 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.; the 2026 chart is a list that runs over the page break: Maximum Tongue Load (715 lbs.) and Maximum Gross Combined Weight Rating (11,960 lbs.) for this entry are printed at the top of p442, so tongue and gcwr are left null on this p441 row; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p443 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 hitch2WD7,150 lbsp. 441
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.; the 2026 chart is a three-column list; entries placed by reading order on the page image; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p443 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 hitch2WD7,071 lbs11,960 lbsp. 442
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.; the 2026 chart is a three-column list; entries placed by reading order on the page image; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p443 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 hitch4WD7,000 lbs11,960 lbsp. 442
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.; the 2026 chart is a three-column list; this entry starts at the top of the middle column; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p443 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 hitch4WD6,960 lbs11,960 lbsp. 442
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.; the 2026 chart is a three-column list; entries placed by reading order on the page image; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p443 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 hitch2WD6,920 lbs11,960 lbsp. 442
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.; the 2026 chart is a three-column list; tongue load and GCWR for this entry are at the top of the right-hand column; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p443 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 hitch4WD6,760 lbs11,960 lbsp. 442

Common questions

Where do these numbers come from?

From 2026 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 2026 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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