Factory build sheet
2021 GMC Canyon Elevation Standard
Build 1GTH5BEN-M · 3.6L 6cyl · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GTH5BEN and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Canyon whose VIN starts 1GTH5BEN and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 147 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 147 known VINs
Factory specification
As filed by GMC 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
- LGZ - DI, VVT, ALUM, VAR2, GEN 2
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Pickup
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Seats
- 4
- Seat rows
- 2
- Cab type
- Extra/Super/Quad/Double/King/Extended
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 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
GMC used the VIN pattern 1GTH5BEN for 6 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2017 Work Truck 3.6L 6cyl Pickup · 119 vehicles code H
- 2018 Work Truck 3.6L 6cyl Pickup · 184 vehicles code J
- 2019 Work Truck 3.6L 6cyl Pickup · 90 vehicles code K $19,199
- 2020 Work Truck 3.6L 6cyl Pickup · 49 vehicles code L
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2021 You are here code M
- 2022 Elevation Standard 3.6L 6cyl Pickup · 671 vehicles code N $24,500
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 | 1GT | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | H5BEN | 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 GMC Canyon as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2021 Canyon. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
147 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GTH5BEN-M shares the specification above.
- 147 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 Canyon, 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 147 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.