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2023 Chevrolet Colorado towing capacity.

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

Built from the 2023 Chevrolet Trailering Guide. Source pages are cited below.

Engine groups

Towing capacity by engine

Your engine determines your base towing limit. Start here to see the 2023 ratings for your specific Chevrolet Colorado configuration.

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

Towing Capacity Chart

2023 Colorado published configurations

4 groups4 exact3,500 to 7,700 lbs published
Crew Cab / ZR2 2.7L Turbo High-Output 4-cylinder Not listed 3.42 6,000 lbs 11,600 lbs ZR2 p.48 Exact
Crew Cab 2.7L Turbo 4-cylinder Not listed 3.42 3,500 lbs 8,700 lbs requires available accessory trailer hitch and trailer wiring harness p.48 Exact
Crew Cab 2.7L Turbo High-Output 4-cylinder Not listed 3.42 7,700 lbs 13,250 lbs with Trailering Package; except ZR2 p.48 Exact
Crew Cab 2.7L Turbo Plus 4-cylinder Not listed 3.42 7,700 lbs 13,250 lbs with Trailering Package; with limited-slip differential p.48 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.11
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CHEVROLET TRAILERING GUIDE

2023 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. 2023.1 Trailering Guide

Guide rating notes

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

FIG. 2023.2 Trailering Guide

Trailer brake guidance

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

FIG. 2023.3 Trailering Guide

Maximum-rating scope

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

FIG. 2023.4 Trailering Guide

Weight-rating checks

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

FIG. 2023.5 Trailering Guide

Trailer load distribution

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

FIG. 2023.6 Trailering Guide

GVWR guidance

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

FIG. 2023.7 Trailering Guide

GCWR and combined weight

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

FIG. 2023.8 Trailering Guide

Safety-chain guidance

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

FIG. 2023.9 Trailering Guide

Conventional trailer loading

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

FIG. 2023.10 Trailering Guide

Trailering Information Label

Document-level guidance cited on p.11. Check the guide and vehicle documentation for the full wording.

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 2023 Colorado ratings and displayed guide notes.

Show source pages for the 2023 guide
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Audit Scope PAGES: 3, 6-9, 11, 48