SSV Tahoe tow ratings

[rc5man]

Hello
I want to talk about Tahoe SSV 4wd tow ratings.

I found GM PDF docs that say the 2013 & 2014 Tahoe 4x4 SSV have a tow rating of 8200 lbs. I can't find a lot of those so I started to look at newer Tahoes.

I found in a GM Fleet doc the 2015, 2016, & 2017 Tahoe 9C1 SSV 4wd can tow up to MAX of 4000 lbs. Boo Hoo!

2018 Tahoe 9C1 SSV 4wd has a base tow rating of 6400 lbs & with NHT "Max Trailering Package" can tow 8400 lbs.

So for 3 years the tow rating went in the toilet!
Can anyone confirm my numbers? Did I read the guides correctly?

 

[GreyStone]

https://my.gm.com/content/dam/gmown...-10217126_MY15 US Trailering Guide_122215.pdf


https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/vehicles/tahoe_special_service/2014.html

2014 Max tow capacity 7200 lbs

 

[rc5man]

I was getting my information from here:
https://www.gmupfitter.com/files/media/photo/457/2014_Police_Technical_Guide_FINAL.pdf

(page 90 of 147) or (page 20 of the "Tahoe 4wd Special Service 5w4" section)
Near the bottom right it says 8200 lbs for max trailer weight.

I wonder why they disagree? Any thoughts on which one is correct?

 

[GreyStone]

I was getting my information from here:
https://www.gmupfitter.com/files/media/photo/457/2014_Police_Technical_Guide_FINAL.pdf

(page 90 of 147) or (page 20 of the "Tahoe 4wd Special Service 5w4" section)
Near the bottom right it says 8200 lbs for max trailer weight.

I wonder why they disagree? Any thoughts on which one is correct?

It may depend on the rear axle gearing - the lower axle gears are rated a couple hundred pounds heavier than the 3.08 trucks. Also it seems the 2wd are rated a little higher than the 4x4s.

 

[jkssv08tahoe]

Here this is a good site for towing information. Next to each tow figure number will be a letter and they have a chart that tells you what each letter means. https://www.trailerlife.com/trailer-towing-guides/