Peter - we all understand what the 'published ratings' are. In our instance of vehicle (at least the 2WD version), however, Ford screwed up. They rated it with 2 different numbers. The 2020 and 2021s do NOT have a higher capacity by 1100 lbs. in real life than the 2023s. Ford messed with people's minds and their own credibility by re-rating the car. It's total nonsense to lower the limit on the 2022s and not publish a formal redaction of the 2020 2021 ratings. I'm highly confident they didn't do that due to lawsuit potential and breech of contract or whatever other legal issues would happen in court.
There is no real single tow capacity limit where 1 lb. under is fine and 1 lb. over is the end of the world. There are many factors to towing - the intent behind the rating is to publish a number w/o constraints (and even then there are some). Any vehicle can tow a 5000# load in their driveway. Much fewer vehicles can safely tow said load at highway speeds. It's all a matter of common sense, brakes on the tow vehicle, tire ratings, vehicle ratings, hitch rating, etc.
I mean this response with all due respect.
