Factory build sheet
2016 Cadillac Escalade ESV Standard
Build 1GYS3GKJ-G · 6.2L 8cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GYS3GKJ and position 10 reads G. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Escalade whose VIN starts 1GYS3GKJ and carries G in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 106 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 106 known VINs
- 2 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Cadillac 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
- 6.2 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Engine model
- L86 - SIDI, VVT, AFM, E85 MAX, ALUM
- 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)
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 2F
- GVWR
- 7,001–8,000 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
Cadillac used the VIN pattern 1GYS3GKJ for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2015 ESV Standard 6.2L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 29 vehicles code F
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2016 You are here code G
- 2017 ESV Base 6.2L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 96 vehicles code H
- 2018 RWD 6.2L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 102 vehicles code J
- 2020 ESV 6.2L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 60 vehicles code L
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 | 1GY | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | S3GKJ | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | G | Model year — 2016 |
| 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 2016 Cadillac Escalade as a whole rather than this build alone.
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
4 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2016 Escalade. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
106 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GYS3GKJ-G shares the specification above.
- 106 Known VINs
- 2 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 Escalade, 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.
- 2016 ESV Luxury 6.2L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 793 vehicles · $19,088 median
- 2016 ESV Premium 6.2L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 405 vehicles · $21,999 median
- 2016 ESV Platinum 6.2L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 302 vehicles · $23,995 median
- 2016 Luxury 6.2L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 3,795 vehicles · $21,995 median
- 2016 ESV Standard 6.2L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 81 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 106 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.