Factory build sheet
2016 Cadillac Escalade Platinum
Build 1GYS4DKJ-G · 6.2L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GYS4DKJ 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 1GYS4DKJ and carries G in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 2,463 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 2,463 known VINs
- 65 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
- Four-wheel drive
- 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 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.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$22,999 median asking price · 98 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $14,500 Top 2% of listings $39,051
The same build, other model years
Cadillac used the VIN pattern 1GYS4DKJ for 4 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 | 1GY | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | S4DKJ | 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.
2,463 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GYS4DKJ-G shares the specification above.
- 2,463 Known VINs
- 65 Listed for sale now
- 98 Priced listings
- $22,999 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 3 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
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 Standard 6.2L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 81 vehicles
- 2016 ESV Luxury 6.2L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 2,061 vehicles · $19,500 median
- 2016 ESV Premium 6.2L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,958 vehicles · $20,979 median
- 2017 Luxury 6.2L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,308 vehicles · $25,500 median
- 2017 Luxury 6.2L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 4,018 vehicles · $23,980 median
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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.
Prices are asking prices from 98 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 2,463 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.