jdwarns
New Member
Hello all. I'm looking to purchase a 2014 Expedition Limited, and have a question about the towing capacity. Upon initial look at Ford's trailer towing selector (below), I interpreted footnote (2) to mean that HD towing package provides 15k lbs GCWR --> 9k lbs max trailer weight for 4x4 Expedition (non EL):
But northamericanmotoring.com (NAM) seems to indicate a max towing capacity of 6k lbs for all VINs associated with Limited trim (which inherently includes HD towing). I've entered many VINs for Limited 2014s into Ford Etis (which unfortunately does not list GCWR) to confirm HD towing, and then entered the same VINs into NAM. NAM lists 12.1k GCWR / 6k lbs max tow cap for all. Example:
NAM does, however, show 9k lbs for 4x4 XLT trim with HD towing; which lent some credibility to their data.
So then I thought twice about my interpretation of the table and footnote. What it literally states is that 15k lbs GCWR (and subsequently 9k lbs tow cap) requires HD towing. It does NOT state that HD towing implies 15k lbs GCWR / 9k lbs tow cap. In other words... if you have 15k lbs GCWR, then you definitely have HD towing; but having HD towing does NOT necessarily mean you have 15k lbs GCWR / 9k lbs tow cap.
I've searched the internet, and this forum, high and low for an authoritative post that provides more confidence; but most of the postings follow my initial interpretation of the table, which I'm not so sure of anymore. Does NAM have a bug that lists the wrong tech specs for Limited trim, or is it possible to have HD towing without 15k lbs GCWR / 9k lbs tow cap?
Thanks for reading my novel...
But northamericanmotoring.com (NAM) seems to indicate a max towing capacity of 6k lbs for all VINs associated with Limited trim (which inherently includes HD towing). I've entered many VINs for Limited 2014s into Ford Etis (which unfortunately does not list GCWR) to confirm HD towing, and then entered the same VINs into NAM. NAM lists 12.1k GCWR / 6k lbs max tow cap for all. Example:
NAM does, however, show 9k lbs for 4x4 XLT trim with HD towing; which lent some credibility to their data.
So then I thought twice about my interpretation of the table and footnote. What it literally states is that 15k lbs GCWR (and subsequently 9k lbs tow cap) requires HD towing. It does NOT state that HD towing implies 15k lbs GCWR / 9k lbs tow cap. In other words... if you have 15k lbs GCWR, then you definitely have HD towing; but having HD towing does NOT necessarily mean you have 15k lbs GCWR / 9k lbs tow cap.
I've searched the internet, and this forum, high and low for an authoritative post that provides more confidence; but most of the postings follow my initial interpretation of the table, which I'm not so sure of anymore. Does NAM have a bug that lists the wrong tech specs for Limited trim, or is it possible to have HD towing without 15k lbs GCWR / 9k lbs tow cap?
Thanks for reading my novel...