2026 Chevrolet Silverado 15006.2L V8Crew Cab · Short Bed · 4x4 · Max Trailering Package · 18-inch wheels · 17,800 lb GCWR · 11,900 lb trailer
Bring these reference values into your own load sheet. Your vehicle labels and actual loading complete the picture.
Match the complete configuration
- Transmission
- Not confirmed
- Wheelbase
- Not confirmed
- Trim
- Not specified; verify exclusions
Required equipment and applicability
- Max Trailering Package
- 18-inch wheels
- Published comparison rating for this table row. Verify the actual truck's Trailering Information Label and equipment before using the number.
- 2026 Trailering Guide p. 7: the comparison trailer rating uses base vehicle weight plus a 150 lb driver and a 150 lb front passenger. Additional passengers, cargo, options, and accessories reduce available trailering capacity. Do not apply the allowance again to a value already adjusted for the trip.
- Weight distribution is required above 7,000 lb loaded trailer weight; at or below 7,000 lb this table does not require it. 2026 Silverado/Sierra 1500 Trailer Towing Supplement, p. 11 (PDF page 12).
- Use the actual receiver, ball mount, ball, and coupler ratings for the selected WC or WD mode. The guide does not establish their individual capacities.
- Tongue load remains subject to vehicle GVWR, rear GAWR, and the maximum trailer tongue load on the vehicle's Trailering Information Label. Weight distribution does not raise these ratings.
- Required by the selected table row: Max Trailering Package.
- Required by the selected table row: 18-inch wheels.
Exclusions
- Fifth-wheel and gooseneck ratings
Weight carrying and weight distribution
Individual component limits are unknown. WC is not the permitted mode above 7,000 lb loaded trailer weight. Source: chevrolet-2026-towing-supplement, p. 11 (PDF page 12). The manual's 50% instruction concerns front-fender height recovery, not a fixed transfer of tongue mass.
Trailer limit: Check your installed component label. Tongue limit: Check your installed component label.
Individual component limits are unknown. WD is required above 7,000 lb; follow the manual adjustment procedure. Source: chevrolet-2026-towing-supplement, p. 11 (PDF page 12). The manual's 50% instruction concerns front-fender height recovery, not a fixed transfer of tongue mass.
Trailer limit: Check your installed component label. Tongue limit: Check your installed component label.
Weight distribution does not raise factory ratings. Axle loads and vehicle mass in the adjusted state require measurements. Receiver, ball mount, ball, and coupler must each be checked.
Fact provenance
Gross combined weight rating · 17,800 lb
2026 Chevrolet Trailering Guide · 27 · Silverado 1500 conventional trailer weight ratings (continued)
Revision: CH-CAT-GEN-TRBRND020; v2 as linked by current catalog. Reviewed: 2026-09-22. Status: verified. Scope: 2026 US Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4x4, 6.2L V8, Max Trailering Package, 18-inch wheels.
- Published comparison rating for this table row. Verify the actual truck's Trailering Information Label and equipment before using the number.
- GCWR includes the entire vehicle and trailer combination, occupants, fuel, equipment, and cargo.
- Requires Max Trailering Package.
- Requires 18-inch wheels.
Published trailer rating · 11,900 lb
2026 Chevrolet Trailering Guide · 27 · Silverado 1500 conventional trailer weight ratings (continued)
Revision: CH-CAT-GEN-TRBRND020; v2 as linked by current catalog. Reviewed: 2026-09-22. Status: verified. Scope: 2026 US Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Crew Cab, Short Bed, 4x4, 6.2L V8, Max Trailering Package, 18-inch wheels.
- Published comparison rating for this table row. Verify the actual truck's Trailering Information Label and equipment before using the number.
- 2026 Trailering Guide p. 7: the comparison trailer rating uses base vehicle weight plus a 150 lb driver and a 150 lb front passenger. Additional passengers, cargo, options, and accessories reduce available trailering capacity. Do not apply the allowance again to a value already adjusted for the trip.
- Requires Max Trailering Package.
- Requires 18-inch wheels.
Other source rows, different limits.
These configurations have different published numbers. Match all equipment conditions before comparing.
| Configuration | Body / wheelbase | Drive / axle | GCWR (lb) | Trailer rating (lb) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.7L Turbo See equipment conditions | Regular Cab Standard Bed | 2WD Axle ratio unknown | 14,000 6,350 kg | 9,100 4,128 kg |
| 2.7L Turbo See equipment conditions | Regular Cab Long Bed | 2WD Axle ratio unknown | 14,500 6,577 kg | 9,500 4,309 kg |
| 5.3L V8 See equipment conditions | Regular Cab Long Bed | 2WD Axle ratio unknown | 15,000 6,804 kg | 9,900 4,491 kg |