These charts specify the trailer weight rating for your vehicle equipped with a conventional hitch. The maximum rating for a weight-carrying hitch is listed in the General Trailering Notes below.
Do not exceed the trailer weight rating.
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For more information, ask your Chevrolet dealer.
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.
GENERAL TRAILERING NOTES Where available, the Heavy-
Duty Trailering Equipment Package (Z82) provides a trailer
hitch platform and 7-pin and 4-pin sealed connectors at the
rear bumper.
09 SILVERADO CONVENTIONAL TRAILER WEIGHT RATINGS
TRAILER TONGUE WEIGHT NOTES Trailer tongue weight
should be 10% to 15% of total loaded trailer weight up to
1,200 lbs. The addition of trailer tongue weight must not
cause vehicle to exceed Rear Gross Axle Weight Rating
(RGAWR) or Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR).
SILVERADO 1500 CONVENTIONAL TRAILER WEIGHT RATINGS
1
REGULAR CAB 4-DOOR DOUBLE CAB CREW CAB
ENGINE AXLE RATIO GCWR
2
STANDARD BOX
2WD
LONG BOX
2WD
STANDARD BOX
4x4
LONG BOX
4x4
STANDARD BOX
2WD
STANDARD BOX
4x4
SHORT BOX
2WD
STANDARD BOX
2WD
SHORT BOX
4x4
STANDARD BOX
4x4
EcoTec3 4.3L V6
3.42 12,000 — — 7,600 7,400 — 7,200 — — 7,100 7,000
3.23 11,000 6,100 5,900 — — 5,600 — 5,600 5,500 — —
EcoTec3 5.3L V8
3.42 15,000 — 9,800 — 9,500 9,500 9,500 9,400 9,400 9,200 9,100
3.42 14,000 9,000 — 8,700 — — — — — — —
3.08 12,000 7,000 6,800 6,700 6,500 6,500 6,200 6,400 6,400 6,200 6,100
EcoTec3 5.3L V8 with
Max Trailering Package
3.73 16,700 — — — — 11,200 11,000 11,100 11,000 10,900 10,800
EcoTec3 6.2L V8 3.23 15,000 — — — — 9,500 9,200 9,400 9,300 9,200 9,100
EcoTec3 6.2L V8 with
Max Trailering Package
3.42 17,500 — — — — 12,000 11,900 12,000 11,900 11,800 11,700
