2021 Chevrolet Colorado towing capacity.

Published trailer ratings range from 3,500 to 7,700 lbs across the configurations in Chevrolet's same-year guide.

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Built from the 2021 Chevrolet Trailering Guide. Source pages are cited below.

PUBLISHED MAX
7,700 LBS
MAX GCWR
12,700 LBS
LOOKUP GROUPS
18 GROUPS
Engine groups

Towing capacity by engine

Your engine determines your base towing limit. Start here to see the 2021 ratings for your specific Chevrolet Colorado configuration.

All consumer-visible condition groups in this year resolve to one published rating outcome.

Duramax 2.8L Turbo-Diesel 4-cylinder 5 configuration groups
Range: 5,000–7,700 lbs
Published max 7,700 LBS
3.6L V6 10 configuration groups
Range: 3,500–7,000 lbs
Published max 7,000 LBS
2.5L 4-cylinder 3 configuration groups
Range: 3,500–3,500 lbs
Published max 3,500 LBS
Towing Capacity Chart

2021 Colorado published configurations

18 groups18 exact3,500 to 7,700 lbs published
Crew Cab 2.5L 4-cylinder 4x2 4.1 3,500 lbs 8,500 lbs No row note p.40 Exact
Crew Cab 3.6L V6 4x2 3.42 7,000 lbs 12,000 lbs with Trailering Package p.40 Exact
Crew Cab 3.6L V6 4x2 3.42 3,500 lbs 12,000 lbs No row note p.40 Exact
Crew Cab Duramax 2.8L Turbo-Diesel 4-cylinder 4x2 3.42 7,700 lbs 12,700 lbs No row note p.40 Exact
Crew Cab / ZR2 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 5,000 lbs 10,300 lbs with Trailering Package; ZR2 p.40 Exact
Crew Cab / ZR2 Duramax 2.8L Turbo-Diesel 4-cylinder 4x4 3.42 5,000 lbs 10,700 lbs ZR2 p.40 Exact
Crew Cab 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 7,000 lbs 12,000 lbs with Trailering Package p.40 Exact
Crew Cab 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 3,500 lbs 12,000 lbs No row note p.40 Exact
Crew Cab Duramax 2.8L Turbo-Diesel 4-cylinder 4x4 3.42 7,600 lbs 12,700 lbs No row note p.40 Exact
Extended Cab 2.5L 4-cylinder 4x2 4.1 3,500 lbs 8,500 lbs No row note p.40 Exact
Extended Cab 3.6L V6 4x2 3.42 7,000 lbs 12,000 lbs with Trailering Package p.40 Exact
Extended Cab 3.6L V6 4x2 3.42 3,500 lbs 12,000 lbs No row note p.40 Exact
Extended Cab / ZR2 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 5,000 lbs 10,300 lbs with Trailering Package; ZR2 p.40 Exact
Extended Cab / ZR2 Duramax 2.8L Turbo-Diesel 4-cylinder 4x4 3.42 5,000 lbs 10,700 lbs ZR2 p.40 Exact
Extended Cab 2.5L 4-cylinder 4x4 4.1 3,500 lbs 8,500 lbs No row note p.40 Exact
Extended Cab 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 7,000 lbs 12,000 lbs with Trailering Package p.40 Exact
Extended Cab 3.6L V6 4x4 3.42 3,500 lbs 12,000 lbs No row note p.40 Exact
Extended Cab Duramax 2.8L Turbo-Diesel 4-cylinder 4x4 3.42 7,700 lbs 12,700 lbs No row note p.40 Exact
SOURCE Guide basis
SAME-YEAR GUIDE
chevrolet-trailering-guide
GUIDE NOTES Published topics
10 TOPICS
Reviewed partial document-policy subset
CITATIONS Guide pages
6 PAGES
p.3 · p.6 · p.7 · p.8 · p.9 · p.10
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CHEVROLET TRAILERING GUIDE

2021 Chevrolet Colorado towing guide notes.

Chevrolet publishes these topics at document level. Use them with the matching rating row and verify the specific truck, hitch, trailer, and certification labels before towing.

FIG. 2021.1 Trailering Guide

Guide rating notes

Document-level guidance cited on p.3. Check the guide and vehicle documentation for the full wording.

FIG. 2021.2 Trailering Guide

Trailer brake guidance

Document-level guidance cited on p.6. Check the guide and vehicle documentation for the full wording.

FIG. 2021.3 Trailering Guide

Maximum-rating scope

Document-level guidance cited on p.8. Check the guide and vehicle documentation for the full wording.

FIG. 2021.4 Trailering Guide

Weight-rating checks

Document-level guidance cited on p.8. Check the guide and vehicle documentation for the full wording.

FIG. 2021.5 Trailering Guide

Trailer load distribution

Document-level guidance cited on p.8. Check the guide and vehicle documentation for the full wording.

FIG. 2021.6 Trailering Guide

GVWR guidance

Document-level guidance cited on p.8. Check the guide and vehicle documentation for the full wording.

FIG. 2021.7 Trailering Guide

GCWR and combined weight

Document-level guidance cited on p.7. Check the guide and vehicle documentation for the full wording.

FIG. 2021.8 Trailering Guide

Safety-chain guidance

Document-level guidance cited on p.9. Check the guide and vehicle documentation for the full wording.

FIG. 2021.9 Trailering Guide

Conventional trailer loading

Document-level guidance cited on p.9. Check the guide and vehicle documentation for the full wording.

FIG. 2021.10 Trailering Guide

Trailering Information Label

Document-level guidance cited on p.10. Check the guide and vehicle documentation for the full wording.

These are document-level guide topics. A row requirement appears only when Chevrolet marks that specific rating row.
Lookup

Unresolved means no guessed answer

When all visible configuration details still map to more than one source rating, each candidate stays visible and no candidate is selected as the result.

Guide policy

Guide notes stay separate

Document-level towing guidance does not fill blank row-specific Requirements cells.

Technical Audit

Data sources

These citations identify the Chevrolet guide pages used for the 2021 Colorado ratings and displayed guide notes.

Show source pages for the 2021 guide
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chevrolet-trailering-guide

Audit Scope PAGES: 3, 6-10, 40