2025 Ford F-150 towing capacity.

Published towing ratings for the 2025 F-150 run from 5,100 - 13,500 lbs depending on engine, tow type, cab, axle ratio, wheelbase, drivetrain, and equipment. Ford's guide also publishes engine-level max payload up to 2,440 lbs; the actual payload for a truck comes from its certification label.

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Retrieved from official Ford 2025 RV & Trailer Guide publications. Citations available below.

2025 Ford F-150 Blueprint
2025 TOWING RANGE
5,100 - 13,500 LBS
CONVENTIONAL MAX
13,500 LBS
5TH-WHEEL MAX
11,600 LBS
ENGINE MAX PAYLOAD
2,440 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 2025 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 2,440 lbs
Range: 7,900 - 13,500 lbs
Max conventional tow 13,500 LBS
5.0L Ti-VCT V8 (5.0L 4-Valve V8) · Engine max payload 2,225 lbs
Range: 8,100 - 12,900 lbs
Max conventional tow 12,900 LBS
3.5L PowerBoost Hybrid V6 (3.5L Hybrid V6) · Engine max payload 1,815 lbs
Range: 7,000 - 11,200 lbs
Max conventional tow 11,200 LBS
F-150 Lightning
Range: 5,100 - 10,000 lbs
Max conventional tow 10,000 LBS
5.2L Supercharged V8 Engine max payload 1,410 lbs
Range: Up to 8,700 lbs
Max conventional tow 8,700 LBS
2.7L EcoBoost V6 (2.7L GTDI V6) · Engine max payload 1,775 lbs
Range: 7,200 - 8,400 lbs
Max conventional tow 8,400 LBS
3.5L EcoBoost V6 High Output (3.5L GTDI V6 H. O.) · Engine max payload 1,405 lbs
Range: Up to 8,200 lbs
Max conventional tow 8,200 LBS
PHYSICAL LIMITS MAX HITCH
13,500 LBS
DOCUMENT RULES ALTITUDE
-2% / 1K FT
TOWING LAWS FRONTAL AREA
40-75 SQ FT
SAFETY BASELINE EQUIPMENT
BASE REQD
+ 5 threshold rules
VIEW ALL POLICY RULES
TECHNICAL GUIDE

Document-level towing rules for the 2025 guide.

This data defines the physics and safety boundaries of the 2025 guide. These document-level rules take precedence and apply alongside the row-specific weights.

FIG. 2025 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. 2025 HITCH Hitch Capacities

Receiver and bumper ratings vary by model scope

  • F-150 Pickup Hitch Receiver F-150 pickup non-Raptor Weight-carrying 5,000 / 500 lbs; weight-distributing 13,500 / 1,350 lbs.
  • F-150 Lightning Hitch Receiver F-150 Lightning Weight-carrying 5,000 / 500 lbs; weight-distributing 10,000 / 1,000 lbs.
FIG. 2025 FRONTAL Frontal Area

Frontal-area allowances are year and setup specific

Conventional towing

  • 55 sq ft
    F-150 pickup · N/A to 7,700 lbs 55 sq. ft. for vehicles with Trailer Tow Rating of 7,700 lbs. or less
  • 65 sq ft
    F-150 pickup · 7,701 lbs and up 65 sq. ft. for vehicles with Trailer Tow Rating of 7,701 lbs. and greater
  • 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

5th-Wheel / Gooseneck

  • 75 sq ft
    F-150 pickup · All eligible trailer weights 75 sq. ft. for all 5th-Wheel and Gooseneck applications
FIG. 2025 SAFETY Universal Safety Baseline

Required equipment and threshold rules for the 2025 guide

F-150 Equipment (17V)

F-150 pickup

7-Wire Harness & 4-/7-Pin Connector + Hitch Receiver

  • F-150 pickup Conventional towing above 5,000 lbs requires a weight-distribution system.
  • F-150 gas pickup Gas F-150 pickups above 11,600 lbs require Tow/Haul Package (53T) and optional Max Tow Axle.
  • F-150 hybrid pickup Hybrid F-150 pickups above 10,800 lbs require Tow/Haul Package (53T) and optional Max Tow Axle.
  • F-150 Lightning standard-range battery Lightning with the standard-range battery above 5,000 lbs requires Max Trailer Tow Package (53D).
  • F-150 Lightning extended-range battery Lightning with the extended-range battery above 7,700 lbs requires Max 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 2025 overview.

Show source pages for the 2025 guide
DOC_ID: ford-tow DOCUMENT BASIS

Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide 2025

Audit Scope PAGES: 9, 12, 15-19
PDF Creation Date 2024-11-05
Guide Revision Date 2025-01-10