2019 Ram 2500 towing capacity.

The 2019 Ram 2500 tows 10,380 - 19,780 lbs depending on engine, cab, bed, drivetrain, axle ratio, GVWR, and GCWR.

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Built from official Ram 2019 towing guides. Source pages cited below.

2019 Ram 2500
2019 TOWING RANGE
10,380 - 19,780 LBS
PEAK PAYLOAD
4,050 LBS
MAX GCWR
27,000 LBS
POWERTRAIN

Towing Capacity by Engine

Your engine determines your base towing limit. Start here to see the 2019 ratings for your specific Ram 2500 setup.

Highest Capacity
6.7L I6 Cummins Turbo Diesel
Range: 15,070 - 19,780 lbs
Max rating 19,780 LBS
6.4L V8 HEMI MDS
Range: 10,380 - 17,580 lbs
Max rating 17,580 LBS
NOTE COVERAGE PARTIAL POLICY BLOCK
8 NOTES
Payload method, warnings, and upfit/body-builder guidance
PAYLOAD METHOD FORMULA / ROUNDING
EST. 10 lbs
Payload = GVWR - Base Weight
PUBLISHED LIMITS UPFIT / BODY GUIDANCE
HITCH / UPFIT
recommended tongue weight is limited by the class hitch receiver and upfit hardware, upfit / aftermarket equipment is excluded from base weight
RATING METHOD STANDARD
SAE J2807
Industry tow-rating standard
VIEW PARTIAL GUIDE NOTES
GUIDE FINE PRINT

Ground rules behind every 2019 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. 2019 SCOPE Published Scope

What this guide actually publishes

  • Coverage: 8 published notes on the published policy page.
  • Included: payload method, safety warnings, and the upfit/body-builder notes that this guide actually prints.
  • Also published: recommended tongue weight is limited by the class hitch receiver and upfit hardware, upfit / aftermarket equipment is excluded from base weight.
  • Not published: no explicit 5th-wheel/gooseneck tongue ratio, no heavy-trailer trigger weights, no later payload-plus-GAWR warning.
FIG. 2019 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. 2019 UPFIT Upfit Guidance

Body-builder and upfit limits this guide still publishes

  • Recommended tongue weight: determined by the class hitch receiver and the hardware limits of the upfit.
  • Base weight scope: aftermarket and upfit equipment weight is not included in the published base weight.
FIG. 2019 STD Rating Standard

SAE J2807 compliance

  • 2019 RAM 2500 Trailer Towing Chart - SAE J2807 Compliant
FIG. 2019 WARN Warnings

Manufacturer safety warnings

  • GAWRs, GVWRs, and GCWRs should never be exceeded
  • Upfit or Aftermarket equipment weight not included in Base Weight
FIG. 2019 NOTES Policy Notes

All published notes from the 2019 towing guide

  • Indicates Max Payload/Trailer Weight p.3
  • Payload and Max Trailer Weights are ESTIMATED values p.3
  • All values are shown in pounds unless otherwise stated p.3
  • Payload and Max Trailer Weight values are rounded to the nearest 10 lbs p.3
  • Payload = GVWR - Base Weight p.3
  • GAWRs, GVWRs, and GCWRs should never be exceeded p.3
  • Recommended tongue weight determined by class hitch receiver and hardware limits of upfit p.3
  • Upfit or Aftermarket equipment weight not included in Base Weight p.3
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.
Technical Audit

Data sources

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2019 Ram 2500 Towing Guide

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