2015 Ram 2500 towing capacity.

The 2015 Ram 2500 tows 6,940 - 17,970 lbs depending on engine, cab, bed, drivetrain, axle ratio, GVWR, and GCWR.

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Built from official Ram 2015 towing guides. Source pages cited below.

2015 Ram 2500
2015 TOWING RANGE
6,940 - 17,970 LBS
PEAK PAYLOAD
4,450 LBS
MAX GCWR
25,300 LBS
POWERTRAIN

Towing Capacity by Engine

Your engine determines your base towing limit. Start here to see the 2015 ratings for your specific Ram 2500 setup.

Highest Capacity
6.7L Cummins Diesel
Range: 14,520 - 17,970 lbs
Max rating 17,970 LBS
6.4L V8 HEMI
Range: 10,000 - 16,300 lbs
Max rating 16,300 LBS
5.7L V8 HEMI
Range: 10,770 - 13,870 lbs
Max rating 13,870 LBS
5.7L V8 CNG
Range: Up to 6,940 lbs
Max rating 6,940 LBS
NOTE COVERAGE PARTIAL POLICY BLOCK
14 NOTES
Legacy footer block with load, hardware, and limit notes
PAYLOAD METHOD FORMULA / ROUNDING
EST. 10 lbs
Payload = GVWR - Base Weight
PUBLISHED LIMITS LEGACY LOAD / HARDWARE
300 / 100 / 10%
300/100-lb passenger/options load assumptions, 10% conventional tongue guidance, 75/70/250-lb trailering hardware, 80-lb/ft box-off completion weight, Class V 1,800-lb receiver cap, diesel 17-inch-wheel 23,000-lb conventional-only GCWR rule
RATING METHOD STANDARD
SAE J2807
Industry tow-rating standard
VIEW PARTIAL GUIDE NOTES
GUIDE FINE PRINT

Ground rules behind every 2015 Ram 2500 towing number.

This guide publishes a partial document-level note block. The strip surfaces only the ground rules and limits the PDF states directly and leaves later heavy-trailer fields blank when the guide does not publish them.

FIG. 2015 SCOPE Published Scope

What this guide actually publishes

  • Coverage: 14 published notes on the published policy page.
  • Included: payload method, safety warnings, and the legacy load/hardware notes that this guide actually prints.
  • Also published: 300/100-lb passenger/options load assumptions, 10% conventional tongue guidance, 75/70/250-lb trailering hardware, 80-lb/ft box-off completion weight, Class V 1,800-lb receiver cap, diesel 17-inch-wheel 23,000-lb conventional-only GCWR rule.
  • Not published: no explicit 5th-wheel/gooseneck tongue ratio, no heavy-trailer trigger weights, no later payload-plus-GAWR warning.
FIG. 2015 CALC Payload Formula

How Ram derives payload from base weight

  • Formula: Payload = GVWR - Base Weight
  • Values: Published as estimated values.
  • Rounding: nearest 10 lbs.
FIG. 2015 STD Rating Standard

SAE J2807 compliance

  • Trailer Weight Rating and Tow Vehicle Trailering Weight are calculated as specified in SAE J2807.
FIG. 2015 WARN Warnings

Manufacturer safety warnings

  • GAWRs, GVWRs and GCWRs should never be exceeded.
  • For gooseneck and fifth wheel trailers, the tongue weight should never exceed any of the manufacturer recommendations including but not limited to payload and GAWR.
  • Payload and Trailer Weight Rating are mutually exclusive.
FIG. 2015 NOTES Policy Notes

All published notes from the 2015 towing guide

  • Payload and Max Trailer Weights are ESTIMATED values. p.1
  • All values are shown in pounds unless otherwise stated. p.1
  • Payload and Max Trailer Weight values are rounded to the nearest 10lb. p.1
  • Payload = GVWR - Base Weight p.1
  • Trailer Weight Rating and Tow Vehicle Trailering Weight are calculated as specified in SAE J2807. p.1
  • Passenger Weight = 300 lb p.1
  • Options Weight = 100 lb p.1
  • Trailering Equipment Weight: 75 lb for Conventional Hitch, 70 lb for Gooseneck and 250 lb for 5th Wheel. p.1
  • Box Off Body Completion Weight = 80 lb per foot from end of cab to end of frame. p.1
  • Payload and Trailer Weight Rating are mutually exclusive. p.1
  • GAWRs, GVWRs and GCWRs should never be exceeded. p.1
  • The recommended tongue weight for a conventional hitch is 10 percent of the gross trailer weight. The maximum tongue weight for Class V (receiver hitch) is limited to 1800lb. p.1
  • For gooseneck and fifth wheel trailers, the tongue weight should never exceed any of the manufacturer recommendations including but not limited to payload and GAWR. p.1
  • Regular and Crew cab vehicles with diesel engine and 17” wheels have GCWR of 23,000 lb for conventional trailers only. p.1
NOTES: This guide publishes a partial document-level note block. The strip shows only the ground rules and limits the PDF states directly and leaves later heavy-trailer fields blank when the source omits them.
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