A 2026 Jeep Grand Wagoneer is rated to tow up to 10,000 lb with four-wheel drive and the factory heavy-duty tow package. The longer Grand Wagoneer L tops out at 9,860 lb. Without that package, both sit closer to 6,000 lb.
Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer Towing Capacity by Year and Configuration
At a glance
- Most it can tow: 10,000 lb, a 2026 Grand Wagoneer with four-wheel drive and the heavy-duty tow package.
- The long version: the Grand Wagoneer L is rated 9,860 lb and is never rated higher than the standard length.
- With the family aboard: payload is 1,300 lb, and the camper's hitch weight comes out of that before anyone sits down.
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What a Wagoneer tows, year by year
Each row below is the highest trailer weight Jeep printed for that model year, in any configuration. From 2026 there is no separate Wagoneer: Jeep sells the large SUV as the Grand Wagoneer only, in standard and long wheelbase, and Stellantis says the Grand Wagoneer line absorbed the previously available Wagoneer models.
| Model year | Most it can tow | Engine |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10,000 lb (Wagoneer) | 5.7-liter V-8 |
| 2023 | 10,000 lb (Wagoneer) | 5.7-liter V-8 or 3.0-liter Hurricane |
| 2024 | 10,000 lb (Wagoneer) | 3.0-liter Hurricane |
| 2025 | 10,000 lb (Wagoneer) | 3.0-liter Hurricane |
| 2026 | 10,000 lb (Grand Wagoneer) | 3.0-liter Hurricane |
Figures from each year's own Jeep specification sheet: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. Jeep's two 2026 documents disagree: the 2026 owner's manual chart tops out at 9,810 lb for the standard wheelbase and 9,450 lb for the L, which are the 2025 figures, while the specification sheet, the press kit and jeep.com all give 10,000 lb and 9,860 lb. The figures here are the specification sheet's.
Before 2026, the 10,000 lb row always belonged to the Wagoneer, not the Grand Wagoneer. The Grand Wagoneer's own maximum was 9,850 lb in 2022 and 2023, and 9,810 lb in 2024 and 2025. In 2022 the 10,000 lb figure came from the V-8 Wagoneer on its standard axle, and in 2023 from both that V-8 and the 3.0-liter Hurricane Wagoneer with the 3.92 axle; from 2024 on, every 10,000 lb row is the 3.0-liter Hurricane with the 3.92 axle.
Tip: If you are shopping used, the Grand Wagoneer badge does not mean the stronger tow vehicle. Through 2025 the plainer Wagoneer carried the higher rating in every model year, and the Grand Wagoneer's bigger engine came with a lower maximum trailer weight.
Can it pull a camper with the family aboard?
Towing rating is rarely what stops you. Jeep prints payload of 1,300 lb for every 2026 Grand Wagoneer in its weights table, standard or L, two-wheel or four-wheel drive, and payload covers the driver, the passengers, the cargo, the options and the weight the trailer presses down on the hitch.
Jeep's 2026 owner's manual tells you to load a trailer with 60% of its weight forward, which puts 10% of the trailer's weight on the hitch. A 6,000 lb camper loaded that way puts 600 lb on the ball. Take that from the 1,300 lb payload and 700 lb is left for people and gear (calculated from Jeep's own payload figure and its 10% guidance).
That arithmetic is why a family of five with a loaded camper runs out of weight long before it runs out of towing rating, and it works the same way on every SUV that can pull a travel trailer. The check that matters is the one on the sticker: occupants, cargo and tongue weight together must stay under the combined weight figure printed there.
Which 2026 Grand Wagoneer tows 10,000 lb
Every 2026 trim uses the same engine, so the rating follows wheelbase, drive system and axle ratio rather than the badge on the tailgate.
| Version | Most it can tow | Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Wagoneer | 10,000 lb | 3.0-liter Hurricane twin-turbo |
| Grand Wagoneer L | 9,860 lb | 3.0-liter Hurricane twin-turbo |
Both rows are four-wheel drive with the optional 3.92 axle, from the 2026 Jeep Grand Wagoneer specifications. For every drive and axle combination, see Jeep's own towing page.
The standard axle is 3.55, and on it the ratings are much lower: 6,210 lb for a two-wheel-drive Grand Wagoneer and 6,030 lb with four-wheel drive. The L versions come in at 5,960 lb and 5,770 lb on the same axle.
The 3.92 axle arrives with the Heavy-duty Trailer Tow package, offered on four-wheel-drive builds only. Jeep lists it as including:
- the 3.92 final drive ratio and a two-speed transfer case
- an electric limited-slip differential and Selec-Speed Control
- integrated trailer brake control and trailer light monitoring
- trailer tire pressure monitoring and blind-spot monitoring with trailer detection
- removable front and rear tow hooks
Tip: The axle alone does not buy the top number. Jeep's 2025 owner's manual rates a Grand Wagoneer on the same 3.92 axle at 8,200 lb when it is not built with the tow package, against 9,810 lb when it is. On a used truck, confirm the package, not just the ratio.
Does the long wheelbase tow more?
No. In every year Jeep has published both lengths, the L is rated the same as the standard wheelbase or lower, never higher. For 2026 it is 9,860 lb against 10,000 lb.
The gap was wider in earlier years. The 2024 and 2025 Grand Wagoneer L were rated 9,450 lb, and the 2023 Grand Wagoneer L the same, while the standard-wheelbase cars of those years sat between 9,800 lb and 9,810 lb. The extra 7 inches of wheelbase and 12 inches of body buy third-row and cargo space, not capacity.
Hitch, trailer brakes and weight distribution
Jeep's 2026 Grand Wagoneer owner's manual sets three thresholds that cover almost any camper:
- Trailer brakes are recommended above 1,000 lb and required above 2,000 lb, so a travel trailer needs its own brakes and a controller.
- At a gross trailer weight of 5,000 lb or more, Jeep recommends a weight-distributing hitch; a plain weight-carrying hitch at that weight can cost you control of the vehicle.
- Sway control and a weight-distributing hitch may also be needed to stay within the axle weight ratings, depending on how the vehicle and trailer are loaded.
Jeep's documents print no separate weight-carrying or weight-distributing rating for the receiver itself. The number that governs is the maximum tongue weight stamped on the hitch or bumper, and you must never exceed it. Fitting or changing a hitch is structural work: Jeep states that all trailer hitches should be professionally installed, and that is the right call.
Finding the figure for your own Wagoneer
Your vehicle's load limit is on the placard on the driver's side B-pillar or the rear edge of the driver's door, in the line that gives the combined weight of occupants and cargo, and that limit includes the trailer's tongue weight. For the trailer rating, match your build (wheelbase, two-wheel or four-wheel drive, axle ratio and whether the tow package is fitted) to the row in the towing chart in the owner's manual for your model year.
Tip: Press releases and rating documents do not always agree. Jeep's 2025 press kits quote 9,800 lb for the Grand Wagoneer and 9,650 lb for the Grand Wagoneer L, while the specification sheet and the owner's manual both print 9,810 lb and 9,450 lb. Go with the specification sheet and the manual.
Other full-size SUVs in the same bracket
Several full-size SUVs publish maximum trailer weights near 10,000 lb, and the configuration decides the figure in every case: engine, drive system, wheelbase and tow package. Published ratings for the Chevy Tahoe and Suburban are on their own page, as are the figures for the Ford Expedition.
Compare them on payload as well as trailer weight. Two SUVs with the same headline rating can leave very different amounts of weight for passengers and gear once the hitch weight is accounted for.
Common questions
How much can a Jeep Wagoneer tow?
A Jeep Wagoneer built between 2022 and 2025 is rated up to 10,000 lb in its best configuration, according to Jeep's specification sheet for each of those years. In 2022 that figure belongs to the 5.7-liter V-8 on its standard axle; in 2023 both the V-8 and the 3.0-liter Hurricane with the 3.92 axle reach it; for 2024 and 2025 it is the 3.0-liter Hurricane with the 3.92 axle. There is no 2026 Wagoneer, because Jeep folded the line into the Grand Wagoneer.
Which Grand Wagoneer can tow 10,000 lbs?
Only the 2026 Grand Wagoneer, standard wheelbase, with four-wheel drive, the 3.0-liter Hurricane twin-turbo and the optional 3.92 axle from the Heavy-duty Trailer Tow package. No earlier Grand Wagoneer reached that number: the 2022 and 2023 cars were rated 9,850 lb and the 2024 and 2025 cars 9,810 lb. Note that Jeep's 2026 owner's manual chart still shows 9,810 lb, against 10,000 lb in the specification sheet.
Can a Wagoneer pull a camper?
Yes, within its rating and its payload. A 2026 Grand Wagoneer with four-wheel drive and the tow package is rated for 10,000 lb of trailer, but payload is 1,300 lb, and roughly 10% of the camper's weight sits on the hitch and comes out of that 1,300 lb before passengers and gear. Any camper over 2,000 lb must have its own brakes, and Jeep recommends a weight-distributing hitch from 5,000 lb up.
How much can a Wagoneer L tow?
The 2026 Grand Wagoneer L, four-wheel drive with the 3.92 axle, is rated 9,860 lb, and 5,770 lb on the standard 3.55 axle. The earlier Wagoneer L, with two-wheel drive and the 3.92 axle, was rated 10,000 lb in 2023, 2024 and 2025, while the Grand Wagoneer L of 2024 and 2025 was rated 9,450 lb. The long wheelbase is never rated above the matching standard-wheelbase configuration.