Factory build sheet
2007 Buick Terraza CX
Build 5GADV231-7 · 3.9L 6cyl · All-wheel drive · Minivan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5GADV231 and position 10 reads 7. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Terraza whose VIN starts 5GADV231 and carries 7 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 188 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 188 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
- 3.9 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- LZ9
- Engine manufacturer
- GM
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
- 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.
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 | DV231 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 7 | Model year — 2007 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
188 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5GADV231-7 shares the specification above.
- 188 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 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 188 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.