Factory build sheet
2019 Cadillac Escalade 4WD
Build 1GYS4AKJ-K · 6.2L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GYS4AKJ and position 10 reads K. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Escalade whose VIN starts 1GYS4AKJ and carries K in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 112 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 112 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: Spark Ignition Direct Injection, VVT: V
- Engine manufacturer
- GM
- 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.
The same build, other model years
Cadillac used the VIN pattern 1GYS4AKJ for 6 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2015 Standard 6.2L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 50 vehicles code F
- 2016 Standard 6.2L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 97 vehicles code G
- 2017 Base 6.2L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 121 vehicles code H
- 2018 4WD 6.2L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 130 vehicles code J $27,083
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2019 You are here code K
- 2020 4WD 6.2L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 49 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 | S4AKJ | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | K | Model year — 2019 |
| 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 2019 Cadillac Escalade as a whole rather than this build alone.
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
112 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GYS4AKJ-K shares the specification above.
- 112 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.
- 2019 Premium Luxury 6.2L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 2,680 vehicles · $31,500 median
- 2020 RWD 6.2L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 136 vehicles · $32,808 median
- 2020 Luxury 6.2L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,078 vehicles · $34,812 median
- 2020 Platinum 6.2L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 162 vehicles · $35,573 median
- 2020 Premium Luxury 6.2L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 2,016 vehicles · $38,884 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.
Vehicle counts come from the 112 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.