North American Weight Limits for Towing without Supplemental Brakes

 

Source: American Automobile Association's Digest of Motor Laws
as viewed at www.drivinglaws.aaa.com (March 2021)

Key 'A' — Must stop within a specified distance 'C' — Supplemental brakes always required Federal Regulations Title 49 (49CFR571) of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards defines a 'trailer' as follows: "'Trailer' means a motor vehicle with or without motive power, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by another motor vehicle.'

 

WEIGHT LIMIT BY POUNDS OR OTHER RESTRICTION (SEE 'KEY')

UNITED STATES

CANADA

Alabama	3,000	Kentucky	‘A’	North Dakota	‘C’	Alberta	2,000
Alaska	5,000	Louisiana	3,000	Ohio	3,000	British Columbia	4,400
Arizona	3,000	Maine	3,000	Oklahoma	3,000	Manitoba	'A'
Arkansas	3,000	Maryland	3,000	Oregon*	‘A’	New Brunswick	3,000
California	1,500	Massachusetts	10,000	Pennsylvania	3,000	Newfoundland	‘A’
Colorado	3,000	Michigan	15,000	Rhode Island	4,000	Northwest Territories	'C'
Connecticut	3,000	Minnesota	3,000	South Carolina	3,000	Nova Scotia	4,000
Delaware	4,000	Mississippi	2,000	South Dakota	3,000	Nunavut	'A'
D.C	3,000	Missouri	3,000	Tennessee	3,000	Ontario	3,000
Florida	3,000	Montana	3,000	Texas	4,500	Prince Edward Island	3,300
Georgia	3,000	Nebraska	3,000	Utah	‘A’	Quebec	2,860
Hawaii	3,000	Nevada	1,500	Vermont	3,000	Saskatchewan	3,000
Idaho	1,500	New Hampshire	‘A’	Virginia	3,000	Yukon Territory	2,000
Illinois	3,000	New Jersey	‘C’	Washington	3,000
Indiana	3,000	New Mexico	3,000	West Virginia	3,000
Iowa	3,000	New York	1,000	Wisconsin	3,000
Kansas	'A'	North Carolina	4,000	Wyoming	'A'

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