2022 Ford F-150 towing capacity.

Published towing ratings for the 2022 F-150 run from 5,000 - 14,000 lbs depending on engine, tow type, cab, axle ratio, wheelbase, drivetrain, and equipment. Ford's guide also publishes engine-level max payload up to 3,325 lbs; the actual payload for a truck comes from its certification label.

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Retrieved from official Ford 2022 RV & Trailer Guide publications. Citations available below.

2022 Ford F-150 Blueprint
2022 TOWING RANGE
5,000 - 14,000 LBS
CONVENTIONAL MAX
14,000 LBS
5TH-WHEEL MAX
14,000 LBS
ENGINE MAX PAYLOAD
3,325 LBS
POWERTRAIN

Towing Capacity by Engine

Your engine determines your base towing limit and which max-tow packages are available. Start here to see the 2022 ratings for your specific truck setup.

Ford’s towing charts sometimes use technical engine labels. We show the familiar engine name first and Ford’s chart label alongside it so you can match both.

Highest Capacity
3.5L EcoBoost V6 (3.5L GTDI V6) · Engine max payload 3,250 lbs
Range: 9,000 - 14,000 lbs
Max conventional tow 14,000 LBS
5.0L Ti-VCT V8 (5.0L 4-Valve V8) · Engine max payload 3,325 lbs
Range: 8,100 - 13,000 lbs
Max conventional tow 13,000 LBS
3.5L PowerBoost Hybrid V6 (3.5L Hybrid V6) · Engine max payload 2,120 lbs
Range: 8,300 - 12,700 lbs
Max conventional tow 12,700 LBS
2.7L EcoBoost V6 (2.7L GTDI V6) · Engine max payload 2,480 lbs
Range: 7,500 - 10,100 lbs
Max conventional tow 10,100 LBS
F-150 Lightning
Range: 5,000 - 10,000 lbs
Max conventional tow 10,000 LBS
3.3L Ti-VCT V6 (3.3L PFDI V6) · Engine max payload 1,965 lbs
Range: 5,000 - 8,200 lbs
Max conventional tow 8,200 LBS
3.5L EcoBoost V6 High Output (3.5L GTDI V6 H. O.) · Engine max payload 1,400 lbs
Range: Up to 8,200 lbs
Max conventional tow 8,200 LBS
PHYSICAL LIMITS MAX HITCH
14,000 LBS
DOCUMENT RULES ALTITUDE
-2% / 1K FT
TOWING LAWS FRONTAL AREA
40-75 SQ FT
SAFETY BASELINE EQUIPMENT
3 RULES
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TECHNICAL GUIDE

Document-level towing rules for the 2022 guide.

This data defines the physics and safety boundaries of the 2022 guide. These document-level rules take precedence and apply alongside the row-specific weights.

FIG. 2022 LOAD Load + Altitude

Base loading guidance from Ford

  • Conventional: 10% tongue weight of total loaded trailer weight.
  • 5th-wheel: 15% king pin weight of total loaded trailer weight.
  • High altitude: reduce gross combined weight by 2% per 1,000 ft of elevation.
FIG. 2022 HITCH Hitch Capacities

Receiver and bumper ratings vary by model scope

  • Rear Step Bumper F-150 pickup Weight-carrying 5,000 / 500 lbs; no weight-distributing rating published.
  • F-150 Pickup Hitch Receiver F-150 pickup non-Raptor Weight-carrying 5,000 / 500 lbs; weight-distributing 14,000 / 1,400 lbs.
  • F-150 Lightning Hitch Receiver F-150 Lightning Weight-carrying 5,000 / 500 lbs; weight-distributing 10,000 / 1,000 lbs.
  • F-150 Raptor Pickup Hitch Receiver F-150 Raptor Weight-carrying 5,000 / 500 lbs; weight-distributing 8,200 / 820 lbs.
FIG. 2022 FRONTAL Frontal Area

Frontal-area allowances are year and setup specific

Conventional towing

  • 40 sq ft
    F-150 Lightning · All eligible trailer weights 40 sq. ft. With standard-range battery and without Trailer Tow Package (53D)
  • 55 sq ft
    F-150 Lightning · All eligible trailer weights 55 sq. ft. With standard-range battery and Trailer Tow Package (53D)
  • 60 sq ft
    F-150 Lightning · All eligible trailer weights 60 sq. ft. With extended-range battery
  • 55 sq ft
    F-150 pickup · 5,001 to 7,700 lbs Any Powertrain with Trailer Towing Package or Payload Package and 55 sq. ft. Trailer Towing Ratings between 5,001 and 7,700 lbs.
  • 60 sq ft
    F-150 pickup · 7,701 lbs and up Any Powertrain with Trailer Towing Package or Payload Package and 60 sq. ft. Trailer Towing Ratings 7,701 lbs. and greater

5th-Wheel / Gooseneck

  • 75 sq ft
    F-150 pickup · All eligible trailer weights All 5th-Wheel and Gooseneck Applications with any Powertrain with 75 sq. ft. Trailer Towing Package or Payload Package
FIG. 2022 SAFETY Universal Safety Baseline

Required equipment and threshold rules for the 2022 guide

  • F-150 non-Lightning pickup Trailers over 5,000 lbs require Trailer Tow Package (17T, 53A, 53B) or Max Trailer Tow Package (53C); rows above the proven 53B engine-section cap suppress 53B.
  • F-150 Lightning standard-range battery Lightning with the standard-range battery above 5,000 lbs requires Trailer Tow Package (53D).
  • F-150 Lightning extended-range battery Lightning with the extended-range battery above 7,700 lbs requires Trailer Tow Package (53D).
NOTES: Document-level universal rules sit beneath row-specific weights. Blank row labels indicate baseline compliance is sufficient.
Technical Audit

Data sources

These citations show the Ford guide pages used to build the 2022 overview.

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DOC_ID: ford-tow DOCUMENT BASIS

Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide 2022

Audit Scope PAGES: 3, 9, 18, 21-25, 45, 50
PDF Creation Date 2022-08-08
Guide Revision Date 2022-02-21, 2022-03-07, 2022-03-22