Know your numbers. Match your setup.

What can your vehicle actually tow?

Choose the vehicle, enter the trailer weight, and TowGauge checks the manufacturer-sourced ratings it can verify—without making you learn towing jargon first.

Canada-first data Manufacturer sources Missing values stay missing

Check your vehicle Start with VIN

53 verified vehicle families are live.Popular families are highlighted below; the complete registry stays in the towing-capacity library.

START HERE

Choose how to begin

Use your VIN Choose manually Browse towing data

TowGauge only applies a towing record when the source supports it.

TOWGAUGE REPORTLIVE FLOW

What the report checks

One setup. Multiple limits.

Start with trailer weight. Add more vehicle details only if you want deeper checks.

Trailer ratingOEM configuration

PayloadVehicle-specific when known

Tongue weightReceiver-aware where verified

GCWRCombination check

THE RESULT THAT MATTERSSee the highest utilized verified limit

Incomplete checks are shown clearly instead of being guessed.

FROM QUESTION TO ANSWER

How TowGauge works

The default path is intentionally simple. Technical inputs stay out of the way unless they are useful.

Find the vehicle

Use VIN first or choose from live source-backed configurations.

Enter trailer weight

One number is enough to start a quick TowGauge check.

See your result

TowGauge compares the verified limits and shows which checks are complete.

Understand the setup

Use the gear and installation guides to understand the equipment involved in a complete towing setup.

POPULAR TOWING CAPACITIES

Start with a popular vehicle.

Browse all 53 vehicle families

Browse the complete towing-capacity library

MORE THAN A VIN DECODER

VIN checks the live TowGauge database too.

TowGauge decodes useful vehicle identity, checks whether that exact year/make/model exists in our Canadian towing registry, then carries the match into the calculator without making you enter the vehicle twice.

Vehicle identity Live TowGauge dataset match Only unresolved towing details requested

Open VIN lookup

VIN LOOKUP

17-character VIN

Year / make / model Engine where encoded TowGauge database availability+ confirm only what still changes the rating

TOWING GEAR GUIDES

Understand the equipment around the vehicle

Browse towing gear guides

Receiver Hitches

Fitment, ratings and installation basics

Read guide

Brake Controllers

Controller types, wiring and compatibility

Read guide

Trailer Wiring

4-pin, 7-way and harness guidance

Read guide

Weight Distribution

Size around loaded tongue weight

Read guide

Tow Mirrors

Visibility and vehicle-feature matching

Read guide

Trailer Locks

Match security to the connection type

Read guide

WHY TOWGAUGE

Built to be useful before the hitch is connected.

Ratings, vehicle labels, VIN identity, towing equipment and legal requirements are different layers. TowGauge keeps them separate and traceable.

Manufacturer-sourced ratings

Live profiles retain their OEM source and verification details.

VIN-assisted identification

Decode vehicle identity, check live TowGauge coverage and reduce repeated input.

Payload-aware results

Use the specific vehicle's carrying capacity when it is available.

Shareable TowGauge reports

Save, print or send the exact vehicle configuration and entered load in a reopenable report link.

Canada-first rules

Ontario towing and trailer-brake pages are linked to official provincial sources.

YOUR SETUP. YOUR NUMBERS.

Start with the vehicle. TowGauge the rest.

Use the live multi-vehicle calculator, reverse-match by trailer weight, or browse the source-backed Canadian vehicle library.

Open TowGauge Match a trailer