Factory build sheet
2005 Buick Rainier CXL
Build 5GADS13S-5 · 4.2L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5GADS13S and position 10 reads 5. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Rainier whose VIN starts 5GADS13S and carries 5 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 275 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 275 known VINs
Factory specification
As filed by Buick with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 4.2 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- LL8
- Engine manufacturer
- GM
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Buick used the VIN pattern 5GADS13S for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 5GA | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | DS13S | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 5 | Model year — 2005 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2005 Buick Rainier as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
1 recall campaign is recorded for the 2005 Rainier. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
275 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5GADS13S-5 shares the specification above.
- 275 Known VINs
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Rainier, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2005 CXL 4.2L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 662 vehicles · $3,995 median
- 2005 CXL 5.3L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 65 vehicles
- 2005 CXL 5.3L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 211 vehicles
- 2006 CXL 4.2L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 991 vehicles · $4,154 median
- 2007 CXL 5.3L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 20 vehicles
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 275 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.