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The name “GMC” comes from Grabowsky Motor Company, one of several truck manufacturers GM bought and merged to form this division. Over the years, more companies and divisions were folded into the brand, resulting in a wide-ranging lineup that included light pickups, RVs, buses, semis and tractor engines. In the late 1990s, the brand started moving away from commercial vehicles, ending medium-duty truck production in 2009. Today, they offer mid-level luxury trucks and SUVs positioned between Chevrolet and Cadillac, as well as the high performance Hummer electric SUV.
EpicVIN's GMC VIN lookup can help you find the right vehicle by letting you decode the VIN. This tells you exactly how the vehicle was configured at the factory. Want to know more? Our VIN reports comb through corporate and government databases to find information on the vehicle's history, helping you avoid damaged vehicles and vehicles with legal issues.
All vehicles built since 1981 have a unique identifier called a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN.) The VIN number uses 17 digits that include the serial number, as well as production information. EpicVIN's GMC VIN decoder translates this information into something you can read. Using our GMC VIN number lookup, you can find out about the vehicle's year, model, engine and more. Using this tool helps you verify information on trucks and SUVs. Want to know more about a heavy duty GMC truck or RV? Our tools also allow you to look up these vehicles, and you can run an ATV or motorcycle VIN lookup, no matter the brand.
Why is our VIN decoder GMC fans’ choice? When you're shopping for a vehicle, knowing the factory information encoded in this number tells you exactly how a vehicle was equipped at the factory. This helps you find the exact truck or SUV you want. Don't have the number to type into our GMV VIN decoder? We also offer license plate lookup, which finds the VIN in government records, so we can give you the same information.
Once you're ready to buy, order a VIN report. As an official NMVTIS source, we're able to provide accurate data about the vehicle's history. This includes vehicle owner lookup, court records, police reports and insurance claims. That way, you'll know if the vehicle was in an accident, or has a questionable legal history that could make it hard to license.
Where do you find this number to do a GMC VIN check? The VIN is in several locations on the vehicle that are unlikely to be removed for repairs. Here's where you can find the VIN on a GMC:
Look for a VIN plate on the dashboard. This plate can be seen by looking through the windshield on the driver's side of the vehicle.
Open the driver's door. You should see a sticker below the door latch on the B pillar, or on the side of the B pillar next to the door sill. The VIN is printed near the bottom of this sticker.
Look in the engine compartment around the air filter box. There is usually a plate with the VIN on the inner fender or the radiator support.
Look at the driver's side frame rail. GMC stamps or engraves the VIN in three places: under the driver's door, where the frame bends up just in front of the rear axle, and next to the spare tire. Undercoating can cover these codes, making them hard to read.
The VIN can also be found on titles, registrations, insurance cards and other important paperwork to identify the vehicle.
What information is encoded in the VIN? Each manufacturer has some leeway when they format this number. Here's what GMC uses each position for in their VINs.
Position 1: Manufacturing Country
| 1: | United States |
| 2: | Canada |
| 3: | Mexico |
Position 2: Manufacturer
G: General Motors
Position 3: Division
While most companies use one character per brand, GM uses several characters here to indicate both the brand and type of vehicle. For example, a “K” is used for GMC SUVs.
Position 4 and 5: Platform and Series
Platform codes are the same across all GM models, while series codes are unique to the brand and version of the vehicle. These codes change from year to year, so it's easier to use our DMV VIN check instead of trying to decode these yourself. Here are three examples of codes used for these positions:
| EC | Sierra |
| FK | Yukon/Suburban |
| HG | Savana passenger van |
Position 6: Body
While body codes have changed over the years, most GMC vehicles will have one of these characters in this position:
| 1 | SUV |
| 3 | Truck |
| G | Van |
Position 7: Safety Restraint System
This is the safety equipment installed at the factory.
| 1 | Seat belts only |
| 2 | Dual front airbags |
| 3 | Driver's airbag |
| 4 | Front and side airbags |
| 5 | Dual front airbags and side driver's airbag |
| 6 | Front and side airbags with passenger occupancy sensor |
| 7 | Front and side airbags, including side airbags for rear seats |
Position 8: Engine
Here are a few popular engines and their codes.
| C | 5.3l Flex-Fuel with Active Fuel Management |
| G | 8.1l Vortec 8100 |
| P | 5.3l Vortec 5300, aluminum block and heads |
| T | 5.3l Vortec 5300 |
| X | 4.3l Vortec V6, iron block and heads |
| Z | 4.3l Vortec V6, throttle body injection (TBI) |
Position 9: Check Digit
This digit uses a mathematical formula that uses other characters from the VIN as inputs to generate this character. This adds error checking, making it easy to flag errors in databases.
Position 10: Model Year
All vehicles, including GMCs, use a standard character for the model year. It alternates between numbers 1-9 and 20 letters, excluding those that can be confused with numbers. Numbers were used between 1971-1979 and 2001-2009. 2024 models use the character “R”.
Position 11: Assembly Plant
Here are codes for common manufacturing plants used to build GMCs:
| R | Arlington Assembly Arlington, Texas |
| U | Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly Hamtramck, Michigan |
| F | Fairfax II Kansas City, Kansas or Flint Truck Assembly Flint, Michigan |
| Z | Fort Wayne Assembly Roanoke, Indiana |
| J | Lansing Delta Township Assembly Delta Township, Michigan |
| 0 | Lansing Grand River Assembly Lansing, Michigan |
| 7 | Lordstown Assembly Lordstown, Ohio |
| 4 | Orion Assembly Orion Township, Michigan |
| 1 | Oshawa Car Assembly Oshawa, Ontario Canada |
| S | Ramos Arizpe Assembly Ramos Arizpe, Mexico |
| G | Silao Assembly Silao, Mexico |
| 1 | Wentzville Assembly Wentzville, Missouri |
Position 12-17: Serial Number
Since there are only 6 characters used for this section, serial numbers are frequently reused. However, no two vehicles will have a completely identical VIN.
Want to know more about EpicVIN's vehicle tools? Here are some sample VINs you can try with our VIN search.
Las ubicaciones cambian de un fabricante a otro, pero hay tres zonas en las que se puede encontrar el código en la mayoría de los vehículos:
- Mira en el salpicadero a través del parabrisas. En el lado del conductor, deberías ver una pequeña placa metálica con el número estampado en ella.
- Abre la puerta del conductor. Busca una pegatina de identificación en la parte frontal y en el lateral del marco de la puerta. Suele incluir el logo del fabricante. El código debería aparecer en esa pegatina.
- Abre el capó. Puede que veas una pegatina en el cortafuegos o al lado de la barra antitorsión del lado del pasajero. Algunos autos tienen el número grabado en una de estas partes.
Puesto que este número se usa para identificar al vehículo en documentos oficiales, también lo puedes encontrar en el título, la pegatina de la ventana y las pólizas de seguros.
También decodificamos números de vehículos recreativos, camiones pesados y motos. Si necesitas decodificar el número de un vehículo recreativo, asegúrate de que sea el emitido por el fabricante del chasis, no el del proveedor de servicios de equipamiento adicional.
No. Los vehículos canadienses y mexicanos suelen tener el mismo formato. Otros países utilizan sus propios formatos.
Es el fabricante quien determina lo que se incluye en algunas partes del número. Por ejemplo, algunas empresas no incluyen información sobre la transmisión o los niveles de equipamiento.
Normalmente, no. Hay pocos fabricantes que estampan el código dentro del motor. En esos casos, si el VIN del motor y el del auto coinciden, se trata del motor original. En cambio, en la mayoría de los vehículos no hay nada que vincule un motor a un vehículo específico. Como mucho, buscar el vehículo en nuestra web te dirá si se ha instalado otro tipo de motor. Por ejemplo, si alguien pone un V8 en un Ford Mustang, nuestra página te dirá que originalmente traía un V6.
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