12 COLORADO, TAHOE, SUBURBAN, EQUINOX AND TRAVERSE TRAILER WEIGHT RATINGS
1 Before you buy a vehicle or use it for trailering, carefully review the Trailering section of the Owner’s Manual. The weight of passengers, cargo and options or accessories may reduce the amount you can tow. 2 Gross Combination Weight Rating.
NOTES ON COLORADO, TAHOE AND SUBURBAN Trailer weight
ratings are calculated assuming a base vehicle, except for
any option(s) necessary to achieve the rating, plus driver.
The weight of other optional equipment, passengers and
cargo will reduce the trailer weight your vehicle can tow. See
your Chevrolet dealer for additional details. Trailer tongue
weight should be 10% to 15% of total loaded trailer weight (up
to 1,000 lbs.). Addition of trailer tongue weight must not cause
vehicle weights to exceed Rear Gross Axle Weight Rating
(RGAWR) or Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). The Heavy-
Duty Trailering Package (K5L) includes auxiliary external
transmission fluid cooler and engine oil cooler.
NOTES ON EQUINOX Trailer tongue weight should be 10% to 15%
of total loaded trailer weight (up to 350 lbs.). Addition of trailer
tongue weight must not cause vehicle weights to exceed
Rear Gross Axle Weight Rating (RGAWR) or Gross Vehicle
Weight Rating (GVWR). Maximum trailer weight rating requires
the available Trailering Package.
TAHOE/SUBURBAN TRAILER WEIGHT RATINGS
1
ENGINE AXLE RATIO GCWR
2
TAHOE 2WD SUBURBAN 2WD TAHOE 4WD SUBURBAN 4WD
EcoTec3 5.3L V8 with Max Trailering Package 3.42 14,000 8,600 8,300 8,400 8,000
EcoTec3 5.3L V8
3.08 12,000 6,600 6,300 6,400 6,000
When using a weight-carrying hitch, the maximum trailer weight is 5,000 lbs. with a 600-lb. trailer tongue weight. A weight-distributing hitch and sway control are required for trailer tongue weights greater than 600 lbs.
EQUINOX TRAILER WEIGHT RATINGS
1
ENGINE AXLE RATIO GCWR
2
FWD AWD
2.4L I-4 SIDI FWD
2.4L I-4 SIDI AWD
3.23
3.53
5,787
5,952
1,500
—
—
1,500
3.6L V6 SIDI FWD
3.6L V6 SIDI AWD
2.77
2.77
7,937
8,157
3,500
—
—
3,500
Weight-distributing hitch and sway control not required.
COLORADO TRAILER WEIGHT RATINGS
1
ENGINE AXLE RATIO GCWR
2
EXTENDED CAB 2WD EXTENDED CAB 4x4 CREW CAB 2WD CREW CAB 4x4
2.5L 4-cylinder 4.10 8,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500
3.6L V6
3.42 12,000 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500
3.6L V6 with Trailering Package
3.42 12,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000
TRAVERSE TRAILER WEIGHT RATINGS
1
ENGINE AXLE RATIO GCWR
2
FWD AWD
3.6L V6 VVT DI FWD
3.6L V6 VVT DI AWD
3.16
3.16
10,250
10,450
5,200
—
—
5,200
When using a weight-carrying hitch, the maximum trailer weight is 5,000 lbs. with a 600-lb. trailer tongue weight. A weight-distributing hitch and sway control are required for trailer weights greater than 5,000 lbs.
NOTES ON TRAVERSE Trailer weight ratings are calculated
assuming a base vehicle, except for any option(s) necessary to
achieve the rating, plus driver. The weight of other optional
equipment, passengers and cargo will reduce the trailer
weight your vehicle can tow. See your Chevrolet dealer for
additional details. Trailer tongue weight should be 10% to 15% of
total loaded trailer weight (up to 600 lbs.). Addition of trailer
tongue weight must not cause vehicle weights to exceed Rear
Gross Axle Weight Rating (RGAWR) or Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (GVWR). Maximum trailer weight rating requires the
factory-installed Trailering Package.
