Factory build sheet
2005 Buick Terraza CXL
Build 5GADV33L-5 · 3.5L 6cyl · Minivan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5GADV33L and position 10 reads 5. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Terraza whose VIN starts 5GADV33L and carries 5 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 788 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 788 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
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
- 3.5 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- LX9
- Engine manufacturer
- GM
- Valve train
- Overhead Valve (OHV)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Minivan
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- 1/2 Ton
- 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 5GADV33L for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2005 You are here code 5
- 2006 CXL 3.5L 6cyl Minivan · 433 vehicles code 6 $3,690
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 | DV33L | 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 |
788 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5GADV33L-5 shares the specification above.
- 788 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
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 Terraza, 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.
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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 788 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.