Factory build sheet
1986 Chevrolet Suburban K10
Build 1G8EK16L-G · 5.7L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1G8EK16L and position 10 reads G. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Suburban whose VIN starts 1G8EK16L and carries G in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 30 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 30 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
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
- 5.7 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- 4BBL
- Engine manufacturer
- Chevrolet
- 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
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- 1/2 Ton Nominal
- 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.
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 | 1G8 | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | EK16L | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | G | Model year — 1986 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
30 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1G8EK16L-G shares the specification above.
- 30 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1G8EK16L 3GF203361
- 1G8EK16L 9GF103622
- 1G8EK16L 4GF145244
- 1G8EK16L 5GF198521
- 1G8EK16L 8GF137485
- 1G8EK16L 3GF139886
- 1G8EK16L 6GF112861
- 1G8EK16L 5GF200543
- 1G8EK16L 7GF137932
- 1G8EK16L 6GF132446
- 1G8EK16L 6GF104341
- 1G8EK16L 5GF150226
- 1G8EK16L XGF142557
- 1G8EK16L 2GF119497
- 1G8EK16L 4GF203854
- 1G8EK16L 5GF122961
- 1G8EK16L 1GF137733
- 1G8EK16L 2GF111884
- 1G8EK16L 2GF146151
- 1G8EK16L 6GF144855
- 1G8EK16L 8GF167893
- 1G8EK16L 4GF170287
- 1G8EK16L 2GF187413
- 1G8EK16L 3GF105592
- 1G8EK16L 8GF163326
- 1G8EK16L 0GF120678
- 1G8EK16L 2GF160339
- 1G8EK16L XGF145586
- 1G8EK16L 0GF106182
- 1G8EK16L 8GF113509
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Suburban, 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 LS 6L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 32 vehicles
- 2016 LS 5.3L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 143 vehicles
- 2016 LS 5.3L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 809 vehicles · $17,185 median
- 2016 LTZ 5.3L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 2,280 vehicles · $16,998 median
- 2016 LT 5.3L 8-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 8,069 vehicles · $16,999 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 30 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.