2003 towing capacity by make and model
Browse every 2003 model year vehicle in the towing capacity dataset — 2,428 models from 39 manufacturers. The highest tow rating across the 2003 lineup is the Dodge RAM 3500 at 16,300 lb — serious heavy-duty pickup territory.
Pick a manufacturer to see every 2003 model it offered, with the maximum tow rating across all trims. Click through to a model for the full per-trim breakdown including engine, drivetrain, GVWR, curb weight, and payload.
Top tow ratings of 2003
The 8 vehicles with the highest published tow rating across the 2003 model year. Click through for the full per-trim breakdown.
All 2003 makes
Every manufacturer with at least one 2003 vehicle in the database, sorted alphabetically. The number after each make is the count of distinct models the dataset carries for that year.
- Acura 5 models
- Audi 3 models
- BMW 5 models
- Buick 5 models
- Cadillac 8 models
- Chevrolet 49 models
- Chevrolet-GMC 71 models
- Chrysler 10 models
- Dodge 73 models
- Ford 91 models
- GMC 35 models
- Honda 5 models
- Hummer 2 models
- Hyundai 5 models
- Infiniti 9 models
- Isuzu 4 models
- Jaguar 2 models
- Jeep 6 models
- Kia 3 models
- Land Rover 3 models
- Lexus 7 models
- Lincoln 3 models
- Lincoln-Mercury 5 models
- Mazda 16 models
- Mercedes-Benz 6 models
- Mercury 9 models
- Mini 1 model
- Mitsubishi 3 models
- Nissan 12 models
- Oldsmobile 6 models
- Pontiac 6 models
- Porsche 1 model
- Saab 5 models
- Saturn 2 models
- Subaru 8 models
- Suzuki 4 models
- Toyota 29 models
- Volkswagen 1 model
- Volvo 11 models
How to read 2003 tow ratings
The headline tow rating shown for each vehicle is the manufacturer's published maximum across every trim and hitch class — typically the gooseneck or fifth-wheel rating on heavy-duty pickups and the bumper-pull rating on light-duty trucks and SUVs. The number you can actually tow on the road is constrained by your specific trim, hitch class, rear-axle ratio, and any tow-package option. Always confirm against your vehicle's door-jamb sticker before towing.
2003 ratings predate SAE J2807, the standardised towing-capacity procedure adopted industry-wide from 2015 onward. Pre-2015 figures from different manufacturers may have used different test conditions, so direct cross-make comparisons should be made with that caveat in mind.
All figures sourced from manufacturer documentation. See our methodology for how the dataset is compiled.