2012-2004 Jeep Liberty Towing Capacity Resource (WITH CHARTS)

The 2012, 2011 and 2010 Jeep Liberty had a towing capacity of 2,000-5,000 lbs., depending on a couple of different variables.

If you look at that charts below you can see that the standard models have that lower 2,000 lb. capacity rating while the models that had a tow package equipped AND that were using a weight distributing hitch had the larger 5000 lb. capacity.

This was really the only difference between the two models and why the capacity range was so different. It is not uncommon for vehicles that have tow packages equipped to have double or triple the capacity, in some cases, compared to vehicles that do not have them equipped.

The 2009 Liberty had the same 2,000-5,000 lb. towing capacity range that we saw for the 2012 to 2010 models.

The charts for the 2009 models looked a little bit different from the 2012 to 2010 models and if you look closely you'll notice that the higher-capacity ratings are listed for models that had a cooler equipped and doesn't mention anything about a tow package being equipped.

If we were to break down the charts below, we can see that the standard base vehicle was able to haul that 2,000 lb. capacity, while models equipped with a cooler had an upgraded capacity of 3,500 pounds.

In order to achieve that 5,000 lb. capacity rating, your vehicle would need to have that cooler equipped, along with a weight distributing hitch when pulling the trailer behind you, like we saw with the 2012 - 2010 models.

The 2008 Jeep Liberty had the same 2,000-5,000 lb. towing capacity rating, according to the charts, but as you can see below the chart was a little more complex and had more options available for this model year.

The chart was broken up into manual and automatic transmission models, along with models that had a cooler installed.

If we look at the charts below we can see that the models that did not have a cooler equipped had a capacity range between 2,000 - 3,500 lbs. and that was dependent upon whether you had a manual or automatic transmission.

Models that had a cooler installed also had a little bit higher rating, coming in at 3,500 pounds and if you had a cooler equipped and were using a weight distributing hitch, you had that maximum rating of 5,000 lb.

The 2007 and 2006 Jeep Liberty had the same 2,000-5,000 lb. towing capacity range that the other later model years had.

We can see that the same models equipped with an automatic or manual transmission varied from 2,000 - 3,500 lbs. and models that had a cooler equipped, which only came with an automatic transmission, had that higher 5,000 lb. capacity rating.

I did want to make a note that the 2006 chart has an additional option that shows a 2.8 L diesel engine, equipped with an automatic transmission that had a higher 5,000 lb. capacity rating and that was the only difference between the 2007 and 2006 charts.

The 2005 and 2004 Jeep Liberty still had that 2,000-5,000 lb. towing capacity range that we saw with all of the other model years, but if we look at the chart below, we can see that it looks very different from any other model year that we've looked at so far.

The chart below not only shows the maximum trailer weight ratings but also states the maximum trailer length and different types of trailer options in the charts, which I think is kind of unique and something I haven't seen before.

On a side note, the 2005 and 2004 models had an additional 2.4 L engine, along with the 3.7 L and 2.8 L diesel engines that we were already aware of. If we break down the chart below, we can see that there were really only three different capacity ratings listed and these were: 2,000 lbs., 3,500 lbs. and 5,000 lbs.