Factory build sheet
2018 GMC Heavy Conventional 92.5 IN. BBC Heavy Conventional Steel
Build 1GTH5CEA-J · 5.7L 8cyl · Truck-Tractor
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GTH5CEA and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Heavy Conventional whose VIN starts 1GTH5CEA and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 73 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 73 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
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
- 5.7 L
- Displacement (CI)
- 350
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- 200 hp 25l i4
- Engine manufacturer
- GM
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4X2
- Brake system
- Air
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Truck-Tractor
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Cab type
- MDHD: Conventional
- Series
- 5000 Medium Duty
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 6
- GVWR
- 19,501–26,000 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 1GTH5CEA for 7 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2016 SLE 2.5L 4cyl Pickup · 237 vehicles code G $14,995
- 2017 SLE 2.5L 4cyl Pickup · 83 vehicles code H
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2018 You are here code J
- 2019 SLE 2.5L 4cyl Pickup · 55 vehicles code K $21,000
- 2020 SLE 2.5L 4cyl Pickup · 26 vehicles code L
- 2021 Elevation 2.5L 4cyl Pickup · 57 vehicles code M
- 2022 Elevation 2.5L 4cyl Pickup · 562 vehicles code N $25,666
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 | H5CEA | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
73 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GTH5CEA-J shares the specification above.
- 73 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1GTH5CEA 4J1129202
- 1GTH5CEA 5J1238154
- 1GTH5CEA 3J1184594
- 1GTH5CEA 2J1136164
- 1GTH5CEA 9J1274879
- 1GTH5CEA 1J1226938
- 1GTH5CEA 0J1226607
- 1GTH5CEA 3J1132043
- 1GTH5CEA 4J1108706
- 1GTH5CEA 4J1149529
- 1GTH5CEA 1J1268221
- 1GTH5CEA 0J1145915
- 1GTH5CEA 8J1178967
- 1GTH5CEA 2J1210604
- 1GTH5CEA 8J1267860
- 1GTH5CEA 6J1213232
- 1GTH5CEA 2J1103830
- 1GTH5CEA 0J1236733
- 1GTH5CEA 7J1125922
- 1GTH5CEA 3J1234913
- 1GTH5CEA 6J1220455
- 1GTH5CEA 4J1130026
- 1GTH5CEA 0J1130430
- 1GTH5CEA 9J1135934
- 1GTH5CEA 3J1217156
- 1GTH5CEA 9J1121533
- 1GTH5CEA 0J1158535
- 1GTH5CEA 0J1107584
- 1GTH5CEA 3J1227329
- 1GTH5CEA 6J1269512
- 1GTH5CEA 7J1228581
- 1GTH5CEA 1J1152159
- 1GTH5CEA 8J1152336
- 1GTH5CEA 3J1249959
- 1GTH5CEA 7J1137990
- 1GTH5CEA 0J1138558
- 1GTH5CEA 2J1236426
- 1GTH5CEA 7J1199972
- 1GTH5CEA 9J1108670
- 1GTH5CEA 9J1107258
- 1GTH5CEA 2J1229038
- 1GTH5CEA 8J1217489
- 1GTH5CEA 0J1282837
- 1GTH5CEA 8J1105615
- 1GTH5CEA 6J1281384
- 1GTH5CEA 5J1156344
- 1GTH5CEA 5J1270263
- 1GTH5CEA 1J1235820
- 1GTH5CEA 0J1247246
- 1GTH5CEA XJ1225450
- 1GTH5CEA 6J1223162
- 1GTH5CEA 3J1296814
- 1GTH5CEA 6J1219578
- 1GTH5CEA 0J1144828
- 1GTH5CEA 1J1256795
- 1GTH5CEA 9J1134881
- 1GTH5CEA 2J1125259
- 1GTH5CEA 9J1218425
- 1GTH5CEA 8J1249987
- 1GTH5CEA 9J1291892
- 1GTH5CEA 3J1225595
- 1GTH5CEA 9J1281167
- 1GTH5CEA 5J1298502
- 1GTH5CEA 1J1253024
- 1GTH5CEA 1J1144305
- 1GTH5CEA 8J1135195
- 1GTH5CEA 3J1211468
- 1GTH5CEA 2J1185221
- 1GTH5CEA 5J1292473
- 1GTH5CEA 6J1294104
- 1GTH5CEA 3J1152843
- 1GTH5CEA 5J1219930
- 1GTH5CEA 6J1230029
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Heavy Conventional, 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.
- 2018 92.5 IN. BBC Heavy Conventional Steel 5.8L 6-cyl · Truck tractor · 4WD 566 vehicles · $21,487 median
- 2012 116 IN. BBC Heavy Conventional Aluminum 5.7L 8-cyl 48 vehicles
- 2012 116 IN. BBC Heavy Conventional Aluminum 8.2L 8-cyl 36 vehicles
- 2013 116 IN. BBC Heavy Conventional Aluminum 5.7L 8-cyl 221 vehicles · $12,995 median
- 2014 116 IN. BBC Heavy Conventional Aluminum 5.7L 8-cyl 1,291 vehicles · $9,995 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 73 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.