Max Maximum Towing Input

[jupiterfl]

TLDR: Looking for Ford documentation on max tow capacity for a specific Expedition MAX vehicle.

I am looking into buying a 2019 Expedition MAX Limited 4WD and I am a also little confused about the maximum towing capacity and its important to me whether it has 6000lbs or 9000lbs capacity. It has a Class IV receiver and a 7-pin plug, but I am not sure if this is the same as the HD Towing Package.. Not sure why they would install a class IV receiver if the tow capacity is 6000lbs since a class III can tow 8000lbs. On a Ford dealer package they said that all Limited(and above) trims have the HD tow package. However, my door-jamb sticker shows that AXLE code is "15", which means that it has a 3.31 axle ratio and Ford's own website shows the max tow rating for this is 6000lbs. The original window sticker shows a "CLASS IV TRAILER TOW PACKAGE", but not if it has the "536" package (HD tow package) so I doubt it. Looking up the vin number is even less specific and just shows me all options for all models and not this specific vehicle. I'll probably contact Ford to see if they can clarify this for me, but I am curious if anyone here has another source that will give me the tow capacity by vin# and/door jamb stickers. Not really looking what someone has towed with their vehicle, but I am looking for firm specs what this particular can tow according to Ford. In other Ford documentation it shows that the max tow capacity is 9000lbs with Weight Distribution, but it doesn't differentiate between axle ratios. This vehicle only has 2HI and 4A I believe and I don't think it has the non-slip diff either if that makes any difference to trying to figure out what package it has. I was under the impression when I started looking at Expeditions that they all have the 9000lbs tow capacity since that's what pretty much all reviewers say, but I am finding out that this is not the case. I am guessing that this vehicle has the 6000lbs tow rating, but I am just looking to see if there is something I am missing since I was hoping it had the 9000lbs tow capacity..

This is the VIN#: 1FMJK2AT3KEA28847.

 

[JasonH]

Vehicles with the factory trailer brake controller have the max tow package. It's not there in this vehicle. It would be where the coin holder sits as shown in the photo.

 

[jupiterfl]

Thank you Jason! I'll pass on this vehicle I was looking at since one of the reasons I was looking at it in the first place was the 9000lbs tow capacity I thought it had :-(
I am also curious to what Axle code you have on your Expedition, any chance you can check that?

 

[JasonH]

Thank you Jason! I'll pass on this vehicle I was looking at since one of the reasons I was looking at it in the first place was the 9000lbs tow capacity I thought it had :-(
I am also curious to what Axle code you have on your Expedition, any chance you can check that?

Mine is a 2017, it's not the same as the following years. My year had 3.31 for HD Tow in 4x2. The newer ones have 3.73. My code is 15.

The 9,000 lb tow limit will require a lightly loaded vehicle because of the payload limitation. It's been discussed on here ad nauseum. You can find multiple threads using search. If you're counting on the 9K tow, make sure you understand payload limitations.