Factory build sheet

2021 Chevrolet Traverse LT (FL)

Build 1GNERMKW-M · 3.6L 6cyl · Front-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GNERMKW and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Traverse whose VIN starts 1GNERMKW and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 78 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 78 known VINs
  • 5 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
3.6 L
Cylinders
6
Configuration
V-Shaped
Engine model
LFY
Engine manufacturer
GM
Valve train
Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
Front-wheel drive
Transmission
Automatic
Forward speeds
9
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 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.

Driver assistance, as built

  • Forward collision warning Standard

Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.

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.

$20,534 median asking price · 9 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026

Too few listings to publish a price range — with 9 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.

Compare every 2021 Traverse trim and its price →

The same build, other model years

Chevrolet used the VIN pattern 1GNERMKW for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

$16,736 2020 $20,534 2021 $29,593 2023

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 1GN GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 ERMKW Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 M Model year — 2021
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 2021 Chevrolet Traverse as a whole rather than this build alone.

Overall

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Frontal crash

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

Side crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Rollover

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

3 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2021 Traverse. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

78 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 1GNERMKW-M shares the specification above.

  • 78 Known VINs
  • 5 Listed for sale now
  • 9 Priced listings
  • $20,534 Median asking

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the Traverse, 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.

Prices are asking prices from 9 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 78 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.