2026 Honda Ridgeline 3.5L gasoline (3,471 cc) towing

01 / The exact vehicle

Match the complete configuration

Transmission: Not confirmed
Wheelbase: Not confirmed
Trim: Not specified; verify exclusions

Required equipment and applicability

Correctly rated hitch, wiring and trailer equipment
Conventional ball-hitch trailer only. These are the manufacturer table values for the stated body, drivetrain or towing-equipment scope; match the actual vehicle and equipment before using a published rating.
This record does not supply a vehicle-specific payload placard, GVWR, front/rear GAWR, installed receiver label, ball, ball mount or coupler rating.
Unknown trim, axle ratio, dimensions and transmission detail are not inferred or expanded into combinations.
The published trailer value uses two occupants, each 150 lb plus17.6 lb cargo, seated from front to rear. Honda prints lower trailer and tongue limits for additional occupants. Apply the correct occupant row before entering the applicable trailer rating; no universal per-person deduction is inferred.
Additional weight, cargo and accessories reduce the maximum trailer weight and maximum tongue load. Avoid double-counting any reduction already included in the entered applicable rating.
Honda reduces maximum gross combined weight by2% for every1,000 ft of elevation. The published GCWR is the unadjusted reference; this calculator does not apply an altitude correction automatically.
The manual directs the owner to the certification label for GVWR and axle ratings; owner-specific label values remain unknown despite reference values elsewhere in the manual.
Honda describes the vehicle as designed to tow without a weight-distributing hitch; consult the trailer maker before using WD equipment.
Applicable equipment: Correctly rated hitch, wiring and trailer equipment.

02 / The connection

Weight carrying and weight distribution

Weight carrying

Owner must enter the installed equipment labels for this operating mode; a published vehicle maximum is not an installed component rating.

Trailer limit: Check your installed component label. Tongue limit: Check your installed component label.

Weight distributing

Owner must enter the installed equipment labels for this operating mode; a published vehicle maximum is not an installed component rating.

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.

Other manufacturer requirements

Elevation-dependent GCWR. The manual reduces maximum gross combined weight by2% per 1,000 ft of elevation. Establish and enter the applicable adjusted GCWR; the altitude adjustment is not calculated here. Manufacturer source

Occupant-dependent trailer limit. Manual rows: 2 occupants 5,000 lb;3 occupants 4,875 lb;4 occupants 4,750 lb;5 occupants 4,500 lb. Each listed occupant is150 lb plus17.6 lb cargo. Extra weight and accessories can reduce limits further. This occupant schedule is not calculated automatically. Manufacturer source

Occupant-dependent tongue-load limit. Honda tongue-load table: 2 occupants: 600 lb; 3: 585 lb; 4: 570 lb; 5: 540 lb. The same occupant and cargo baseline applies; extra weight can reduce these limits further. This vehicle restriction is separate from installed component labels and is not calculated automatically. Manufacturer source

03 / The paper trail

Fact provenance

Gross combined weight rating · 10,031 lb

2026 Honda Ridgeline US Owner's Manual — towing tables · PDF page 349 · Towing load limits — gross combined weight rating

Revision: 31T6Z690; OM-29794; 00X31-T6Z-6901; copyright 2026. Reviewed: 2026-09-22. Status: verified. Scope: US 2026 Honda Ridgeline; 3.5L gasoline (3,471 cc); AWD; Correctly rated hitch, wiring and trailer equipment.

Conventional ball-hitch trailer only. These are the manufacturer table values for the stated body, drivetrain or towing-equipment scope; match the actual vehicle and equipment before using a published rating.
This record does not supply a vehicle-specific payload placard, GVWR, front/rear GAWR, installed receiver label, ball, ball mount or coupler rating.
Unknown trim, axle ratio, dimensions and transmission detail are not inferred or expanded into combinations.
The published trailer value uses two occupants, each 150 lb plus17.6 lb cargo, seated from front to rear. Honda prints lower trailer and tongue limits for additional occupants. Apply the correct occupant row before entering the applicable trailer rating; no universal per-person deduction is inferred.
Additional weight, cargo and accessories reduce the maximum trailer weight and maximum tongue load. Avoid double-counting any reduction already included in the entered applicable rating.
Honda reduces maximum gross combined weight by2% for every1,000 ft of elevation. The published GCWR is the unadjusted reference; this calculator does not apply an altitude correction automatically.
The manual directs the owner to the certification label for GVWR and axle ratings; owner-specific label values remain unknown despite reference values elsewhere in the manual.
Honda describes the vehicle as designed to tow without a weight-distributing hitch; consult the trailer maker before using WD equipment.
Applicable equipment: Correctly rated hitch, wiring and trailer equipment.

Published trailer rating · 5,000 lb

2026 Honda Ridgeline US Owner's Manual — towing tables · PDF page 347 · Towing load limits — maximum conventional trailer weight

Conventional ball-hitch trailer only. These are the manufacturer table values for the stated body, drivetrain or towing-equipment scope; match the actual vehicle and equipment before using a published rating.
This record does not supply a vehicle-specific payload placard, GVWR, front/rear GAWR, installed receiver label, ball, ball mount or coupler rating.
Unknown trim, axle ratio, dimensions and transmission detail are not inferred or expanded into combinations.
The published trailer value uses two occupants, each 150 lb plus17.6 lb cargo, seated from front to rear. Honda prints lower trailer and tongue limits for additional occupants. Apply the correct occupant row before entering the applicable trailer rating; no universal per-person deduction is inferred.
Additional weight, cargo and accessories reduce the maximum trailer weight and maximum tongue load. Avoid double-counting any reduction already included in the entered applicable rating.
Honda reduces maximum gross combined weight by2% for every1,000 ft of elevation. The published GCWR is the unadjusted reference; this calculator does not apply an altitude correction automatically.
The manual directs the owner to the certification label for GVWR and axle ratings; owner-specific label values remain unknown despite reference values elsewhere in the manual.
Honda describes the vehicle as designed to tow without a weight-distributing hitch; consult the trailer maker before using WD equipment.
Applicable equipment: Correctly rated hitch, wiring and trailer equipment.