2015 Ram 2500 6.4L V8 HEMI towing capacity.

The published 2015 6.4L V8 HEMI towing rows surfaced here run from 10,000 - 16,300 lbs depending on cab, drivetrain, axle ratio, box length, GVWR, GCWR, and the configurations covered on this page.

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Built from the official Ram 2015 towing guide pages used for this engine page. Citations for 6.4L V8 HEMI available below.

2015 Ram 2500
6.4L V8 HEMI RANGE
10,000 - 16,300 LBS
PEAK PAYLOAD
4,450 LBS
MAX GCWR
22,800 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
Document-level towing policy
VIEW PARTIAL GUIDE NOTES
GUIDE FINE PRINT

Calculation assumptions for the 2015 Ram 2500 guide.

This guide publishes a partial document-level note block. The strip surfaces only the assumptions 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 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 assumptions and limits the PDF states directly and leaves later heavy-trailer fields blank when the source omits them.
Towing data

2015 6.4L V8 HEMI towing capacity by configuration

Each row below is one published configuration from the 2015 Ram towing guide, showing towing capacity, payload, GVWR, and GCWR.

CREW CAB LONG BOX 4X2
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,480 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,810 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,480 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,810 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB LONG BOX 4X2 - BOX OFF
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,940 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,630 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,940 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,630 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB LONG BOX 4X4
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,110 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,440 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,110 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,440 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB LONG BOX 4X4 - BOX OFF
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,570 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,260 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,570 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,260 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4X2
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,610 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,940 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,610 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,940 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4X2 - BOX OFF
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,990 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,750 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,990 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,750 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4X4
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,280 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,610 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,280 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,610 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4X4 - BOX OFF
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,660 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,420 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,660 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,420 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4X4 POWER WAGON
4.10 8,510 lbs 1,480 lbs 17,500 lbs 10,000 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE · POWER WAGON
MEGA CAB SHORT BOX 4X2
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,160 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,480 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,160 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,480 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
MEGA CAB SHORT BOX 4X4
4.10 10,000 lbs 2,900 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,230 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 2,900 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,230 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
REG CAB LONG BOX 4X2
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,970 lbs 22,800 lbs 16,300 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,970 lbs 19,800 lbs 13,300 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
REG CAB LONG BOX 4X2 - BOX OFF
4.10 10,000 lbs 4,450 lbs 22,800 lbs 16,120 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 4,450 lbs 19,800 lbs 13,120 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
REG CAB LONG BOX 4X4
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,600 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,930 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,600 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,930 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
REG CAB LONG BOX 4X4 - BOX OFF
4.10 10,000 lbs 4,070 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,740 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 4,070 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,740 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
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Cross-Year

This engine in other supported years

Cross-year comparisons stay within the same published year slice so earlier unified or split guide structures are not merged artificially.

2016 6.4L V8 HEMI
Range: 10,030 - 16,320 lbs
Peak published max 16,320 LBS
2017 6.4L V8 HEMI
Range: 10,030 - 16,320 lbs
Peak published max 16,320 LBS
2018 6.4L V8 HEMI
Range: 10,050 - 16,320 lbs
Peak published max 16,320 LBS
Technical Audit

Data sources

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