Factory build sheet
2002 Chevrolet Silverado
Build 1GCEC19V-2 · 4.8L 8cyl · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GCEC19V and position 10 reads 2. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Silverado whose VIN starts 1GCEC19V and carries 2 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 310 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 310 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 4.8L 8cyl Pickup (2,974 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
Factory specification
As filed by Chevrolet 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
- 4.8 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- LR4
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Pickup
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Cab type
- Extra/Super/Quad/Double/King/Extended
- Series
- 1500 (1/2 Ton)
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 2E
- GVWR
- 6,001–7,000 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
Chevrolet used the VIN pattern 1GCEC19V for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 1999 4.8L 8cyl Pickup · 101 vehicles code X
- 2000 C1500 4.8L 8cyl Pickup · 330 vehicles code Y
- 2001 4.8L 8cyl · 437 vehicles code 1
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2002 You are here code 2
- 2003 4.8L 8cyl Pickup · 633 vehicles code 3
- 2004 4.8L 8cyl Pickup · 787 vehicles code 4
- 2005 4.8L 8cyl Pickup · 681 vehicles code 5
- 2006 4.8L 8cyl Pickup · 1,530 vehicles code 6 $8,990
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 | 1GC | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | EC19V | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 2 | Model year — 2002 |
| 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 2002 Chevrolet Silverado as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
18 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2002 Silverado. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
310 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GCEC19V-2 shares the specification above.
- 310 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 Silverado, 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 310 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.