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RAM 3500 towing capacity

Cross-year towing decision tools for the RAM 3500. Use this page to find which years and configurations fit your trailer job; open a year page for an exact configuration Tow Check.

Years covered11 (2012–2022)
Configurations272
Highest rating in our dataset17,000 lbs
Highest payload in our dataset5,100 lbs

Figures reflect ratings currently represented in our dataset. Coverage can be partial for some years — confirm the door-jamb sticker and owner’s manual for any specific vehicle.

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Find a RAM 3500 that can tow your trailer

Matches must clear the published trailer rating when known. Where payload exists, remaining payload must also stay non-negative after passengers, cargo and tongue weight.

RAM 3500 towing history

Range chart of observed min–max towing ratings by year. Click a year to open its page.

RAM 3500 towing capacity by year

Sorted newest-first below. Use the interactive tools above to filter by trailer weight or compare two years.

YearMinimum ratingMaximum ratingMax payloadConfigurationsExplore
202213,000 lbs14,000 lbs4,644 lbs28Open year
202113,000 lbs14,000 lbs4,644 lbs28Open year
202013,000 lbs14,000 lbs4,644 lbs28Open year
201913,000 lbs14,000 lbs4,663 lbs28Open year
201810,000 lbs12,000 lbs4,480 lbs26Open year
201716,000 lbs17,000 lbs4,480 lbs26Open year
201610,990 lbs11,910 lbs4,480 lbs26Open year
201511,460 lbs11,850 lbs4,120 lbs4Open year
201410,750 lbs11,850 lbs4,480 lbs26Open year
201310,880 lbs11,860 lbs4,640 lbs26Open year
201210,850 lbs13,850 lbs5,100 lbs26Open year

Some years have partial catalog coverage — highest figures are the highest ratings currently represented in our dataset, not a claim of absolute manufacturer completeness.

RAM 3500 towing capacity ranges (dataset)

Observed minimum and maximum trailer ratings in our dataset for each model year. Values remain available without JavaScript; the interactive chart above enhances this view.

Which RAM 3500 years can tow my trailer?

Compare RAM 3500 model years

20212022
Min towing13,000 lbs13,000 lbs
Max towing14,000 lbs14,000 lbs
Max payload4,644 lbs4,644 lbs
Configurations2828
Drivetrains4x2, 4x44x2, 4x4
CabsCrew Cab, Mega Cab, Regular CabCrew Cab, Mega Cab, Regular Cab
Beds6.3 ft, 8 ft6.3 ft, 8 ft
Axles3.733.73
Engines6.4 liters V-86.4 liters V-8
  • 2022 and 2021 share the same highest dataset towing rating (14,000 lbs).

Coverage warning: one or both years have partial catalog coverage, so differences may reflect dataset gaps rather than true product changes.

Browse RAM 3500 configurations

Showing 50 results (capped at 50).

  • 2022 Big Horn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,215 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Big Horn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,535 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Big Horn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Regular Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,640 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Big Horn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,227 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Big Horn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Regular Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,598 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Laramie6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,155 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Laramie6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,484 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Laramie6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,150 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Limited6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 3,832 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Limited6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,243 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Longhorn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,078 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Longhorn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,300 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Longhorn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 3,991 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Tradesman6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,276 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Tradesman6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,507 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Tradesman6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Regular Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,644 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Tradesman6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,254 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Tradesman6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,447 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Tradesman6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Regular Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,593 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Big Horn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 13,000 lbs · Payload 4,463 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Big Horn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Mega Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 13,000 lbs · Payload 4,337 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Laramie6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 13,000 lbs · Payload 4,358 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Laramie6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Mega Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 13,000 lbs · Payload 4,223 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Limited6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 13,000 lbs · Payload 3,745 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Limited6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 13,000 lbs · Payload 4,153 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Limited6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Mega Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 13,000 lbs · Payload 3,864 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Longhorn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 13,000 lbs · Payload 4,210 lbs
    Open year
  • 2022 Longhorn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Mega Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 13,000 lbs · Payload 4,148 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Big Horn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,215 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Big Horn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,535 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Big Horn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Regular Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,640 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Big Horn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,227 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Big Horn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Regular Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,598 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Laramie6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,155 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Laramie6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,484 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Laramie6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,150 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Limited6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 3,832 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Limited6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,243 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Longhorn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,078 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Longhorn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,300 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Longhorn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 3,991 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Tradesman6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,276 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Tradesman6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,507 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Tradesman6.4 liters V-8 · 4x2 · Regular Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,644 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Tradesman6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,254 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Tradesman6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,447 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Tradesman6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Regular Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 14,000 lbs · Payload 4,593 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Big Horn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 13,000 lbs · Payload 4,463 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Big Horn6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Mega Cab · 6.3 ft · 3.73 · Tow 13,000 lbs · Payload 4,337 lbs
    Open year
  • 2021 Laramie6.4 liters V-8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 8 ft · 3.73 · Tow 13,000 lbs · Payload 4,358 lbs
    Open year

RAM 3500 towing capacity by generation

Generation windows are reference metadata. Towing and payload figures are calculated only from years present in our dataset.

GenerationYears (catalog)Years in datasetTowing rangeHighest towingHighest payloadConfigs
2020s2020–20292020, 2021, 202213,000 – 14,000 lbs14,000 lbs4,644 lbs84
2010s2010–20192012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 201910,000 – 17,000 lbs17,000 lbs5,100 lbs188

RAM 3500 payload capacity by year

Payload includes passengers, cargo and trailer tongue weight. It is not the same limit as maximum trailer weight.

YearMinimum payloadMaximum payloadConfigurations with payload dataExplore
20223,745 lbs4,644 lbs28Open year
20213,745 lbs4,644 lbs28Open year
20203,745 lbs4,644 lbs28Open year
20193,890 lbs4,663 lbs28Open year
20183,790 lbs4,480 lbs26Open year
20173,790 lbs4,480 lbs26Open year
20163,930 lbs4,480 lbs26Open year
20153,930 lbs4,120 lbs4Open year
20143,930 lbs4,480 lbs26Open year
20133,540 lbs4,640 lbs26Open year
20122,460 lbs5,100 lbs26Open year

Some years have partial catalog coverage — highest figures are the highest ratings currently represented in our dataset, not a claim of absolute manufacturer completeness.

How RAM 3500 towing capacity changed over time

Year-over-year changes of at least 400 lbs in the highest dataset rating:

  • 2018 → 2019: Maximum towing 12,000 lbs → 14,000 lbs (+2,000 lbs)
  • 2017 → 2018: Maximum towing 17,000 lbs → 12,000 lbs (-5,000 lbs)
  • 2016 → 2017: Maximum towing 11,910 lbs → 17,000 lbs (+5,090 lbs)
  • 2012 → 2013: Maximum towing 13,850 lbs → 11,860 lbs (-1,990 lbs)

Towing capacity is not the only limit

The usable towing limit can be lower than the headline trailer rating. Depending on the vehicle and hitch, these limits can all matter:

  • Max trailer weight — published towing capacity for a configuration
  • Payload — people, cargo, equipment and tongue weight on the tow vehicle
  • GVWR — gross vehicle weight rating
  • GCWR — gross combined weight rating
  • GAWR — axle ratings (front/rear)
  • Hitch rating — hitch and receiver limits
  • Tongue weight — typically a fraction of trailer weight, counted against payload

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