The 2026 Nissan Pathfinder is rated for up to 6,000 lbs with a conventional ball hitch, in its best-equipped configuration. Other configurations are rated lower.
2026 Nissan Pathfinder, highest published rating6,000 lbsConventional (ball hitch). Most are rated lower, so find yours in the year tables.
With Tow Packagethe 2026 chart is a list, not a table; note 1: the towing package adds powertrain cooling capacity; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p572 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 hitch
With Tow Packageonly a With Tow Package entry is printed for this engine; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p572 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 hitch
Without Tow Packagethe list runs over the page break: Maximum Gross Combined Weight Rating without tow package is printed at the top of p572 as 8,820 lbs., so gcwr is left null on this p571 row; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p572 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 hitch
With Tow Packagefootnote 1: the towing package adds powertrain cooling capacity for the higher towing weight; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p639 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 hitch
Without Tow Packagehitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p639 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 hitch
With Tow Packagefootnote 1: the towing package adds powertrain cooling capacity for the higher towing weight; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p636 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 hitch
Without Tow Packagehitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p636 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 hitch
With Tow Packagefootnote 1: the towing package adds powertrain cooling capacity for the higher towing weight; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p640 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 hitch
Without Tow Packagehitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p640 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 hitch
With Tow Packagefootnote 1: the towing package adds powertrain cooling capacity for the higher towing weight; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p648 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 hitch
Without Tow Packagehitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p648 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 hitch
All configurations in this tablesingle chart column with no drive, engine or tow package label; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p453 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 hitch
U.S. and Canadasingle column headed 'U.S. and Canada'; the chart does not split by drive or engine, so both are null; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p452 says the optional tow package's receiver-type frame mounted hitch is rated for the maximum towing capacity of this vehicle, so the chart is read as conventional hitch
U.S. and Canadasingle column headed 'U.S. and Canada'; the chart does not split by drive or engine, so both are null; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p451 says the optional tow package's receiver-type frame mounted hitch is rated for the maximum towing capacity of this vehicle, so the chart is read as conventional hitch
U.S. and Canadasingle column headed 'U.S. and Canada'; the chart does not split by drive or engine, so both are null; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p537 says the optional tow package's receiver-type frame mounted hitch is rated for the maximum towing capacity of this vehicle, so the chart is read as conventional hitch
U.S. and Canadasingle column headed 'U.S. and Canada'; the chart does not split by drive or engine, so both are null; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p507 says the optional tow package's receiver-type frame mounted hitch is rated for the maximum towing capacity of this vehicle, so the chart is read as conventional hitch
U.S. and Canadasingle column headed 'U.S. and Canada'; the chart does not split by drive or engine, so both are null; hitch: 'Towing safety > Trailer hitch' on p486 says the optional tow package's receiver-type frame mounted hitch is rated for the maximum towing capacity of this vehicle, so the chart is read as conventional hitch