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Verified configuration 2026 / US market

2026 Toyota Highlander2.4L 4-cylinder turbochargedModel code 6959 · 8-speed automatic (ECT) · AWD · XSE · 5,000 lb trailer

The published limitsMatch all equipment conditions below
Gross combined weight rating
Unknown · verify individually
Published trailer rating
5,000 lb2,267.96 kg · converted

Source, HTML Full Specs
2026 Toyota Highlander; model code 6959; XSE; 2.4L 4-cylinder turbocharged; AWD

Vehicle GVWR
Unknown · verify individually
Front GAWR
Unknown · verify individually
Rear GAWR
Unknown · verify individually
Trailer frontal area
Unknown · verify individually

Bring these reference values into your own load sheet. Your vehicle labels and actual loading complete the picture.

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01 / The exact vehicle

Match the complete configuration

Transmission
8-speed automatic (ECT)
Wheelbase
Not confirmed
Trim
XSE

Manufacturer model code: 6959

Required equipment and applicability

  • Exact Toyota model code 6959 and the listed powertrain/body configuration only.
  • Trailer rating is a manufacturer maximum for this configuration; actual equipment, occupants and cargo may reduce the available limit.
  • Confirm the vehicle and trailer equipment and applicable Owner’s Manual towing requirements before using the rating.
02 / The connection

Weight carrying and weight distribution

Weight carrying

Mode-specific receiver limits are not published in the selected source; read the actual receiver and hitch-component labels.

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

Weight distributing

Mode-specific receiver limits are not published in the selected source; read the actual receiver and hitch-component labels.

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.

03 / The paper trail

Fact provenance

Published trailer rating · 5,000 lb lb

2026 Toyota Highlander — Full Specs · HTML Full Specs · weights/capacities / Towing capacity (lb.)

Revision: Live 2026 model-year specification page; retrieved 2026-09-22. Reviewed: 2026-09-22. Status: verified. Scope: 2026 Toyota Highlander; model code 6959; XSE; 2.4L 4-cylinder turbocharged; AWD.

  • Exact Toyota model code 6959 and the listed powertrain/body configuration only.
  • Trailer rating is a manufacturer maximum for this configuration; actual equipment, occupants and cargo may reduce the available limit.
  • Confirm the vehicle and trailer equipment and applicable Owner’s Manual towing requirements before using the rating.

Other source rows, different limits.

These configurations have different published numbers. Match all equipment conditions before comparing.

ConfigurationBody / wheelbaseDrive / axleGCWR (lb)Trailer rating (lb)
2.5L L4HV hybrid

Model code 6967 · Electronically controlled CVT (ECVT)

See equipment conditions · Hybrid Platinum

See source applicability
AWD
Axle ratio unknown		Unknown3,500
1,588 kg