FINALLY found my truck's towing and payload capacities!

[moodysj]

After looking for awhile, I finally found an official chart for towing and payload capacities for my 24 1500. It's in the downloadable Buyers Guide pdf on the ramtrucks website, near the end of the document

 

[Pribilof]

The actual guide for your exact truck is on your door sticker

 

[Eighty]

After looking for awhile, I finally found an official chart for towing and payload capacities for my 24 1500. It's in the downloadable Buyers Guide pdf on the ramtrucks website, near the end of the document

Yeah, the only problem is those are generic capacities for a truck with zero options. Depending on what trim you have (and what options are included on your trim), your capacities will vary from "a little less" to "a lot less" than what's shown on the brochure. As @Pribilof mentioned, your door sticker will tell you what your real payload capacity is (as configured from the factory). If you've added your own items then you'll also need to deduct those from the door sticker payload.

 

[Bt10]

Ram's website has a VIN decoder as well that will tell you your exact truck specs. It was working the last time I looked.

As already said, the chart is near worthless.

 

[moodysj]

Ram's website has a VIN decoder as well that will tell you your exact truck specs. It was working the last time I looked.

As already said, the chart is near worthless.

Tried that. Does not give that info.

 

[moodysj]

So obviously no one has looked at a 24 or newer door sticker. That information is no longer on there .

 

[Eighty]

So obviously no one has looked at a 24 or newer door sticker. That information is no longer on there .

I’m pretty sure it’s required by law. Can you post a picture?

 

[Brutal_HO]

Ram's website has a VIN decoder as well that will tell you your exact truck specs. It was working the last time I looked.

As already said, the chart is near worthless.

VIN lookup is very hot or miss. More miss.

Below works for any truck 21+

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(reposted from a sticky at HDRAMS.COM)

RAM's towing guide VIN Lookup is broken or offline more often than not.

For newer model year trucks, you may be able to retrieve the data using the following link - adding YOUR VIN to the end:

https://www.ramtrucks.com/towingws/...&serviceType=json&action=TOWINGINFOBYVIN&vin=

Then copy that json code (text) and paste it in here:

http://json2table.com/

You'll get a table formatted with your data.


Sample:

https://www.ramtrucks.com/towingws/...&action=TOWINGINFOBYVIN&vin=3C6TR5EJXRG134158

{"data":{"brand":{"division":"R","year":{"vin":"3C6TR5EJXRG134158","value":"2024","vehicle":{"bodyModel":"DJ7X91","cpos":"2TP","model_desc":"RAM 2500 REBEL® CREW CAB 4X4 6'4\" BOX","model_long_desc":"RAM 2500 REBEL® CREW CAB 4X4 6'4\" BOX","sales_eng":"ESB","eng_desc":"6.4L V8 Heavy Duty HEMI MDS Engine","eng_long_desc":"6.4L V8 Heavy-Duty HEMI® MDS Engine","sales_transm":"DFX","transm_long_desc":"8-Speed Automatic 8HP75-LCV Transmission","box_code":"XB9","qual_code":"NA ","n_tow_srw_drw":" ","c_opt_srw_drw":" ","axle":{"sales_axle":"DMF","axle_desc":"4.10 Axle Ratio","axle_long_desc":"4.10 Axle Ratio","max_payload":"1479.98","mpi_max_payload":"1610.00","hpims_max_payload":"1479.98","GVWR":"8565","GCWR":"17800.00","BASE_CURB_WT":"6837.82","max_towing":"10587.18","mpi_max_towing":"10470.0","hpims_max_towing":"10714.98","axle_front_wt":"4750","axle_rear_wt":"6200","TOWOPT_PKG":{"code":" ","Description":""}}}},"description":"RAM"},"status":"success"}}