Factory build sheet
1996 GMC Sierra K1500
Build 1GTEK14W-T · 4.3L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1GTEK14W and position 10 reads T. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Sierra whose VIN starts 1GTEK14W and carries T in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 33 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 33 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
- 4.3 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- WRN
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Pickup
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Doors
- 2
- 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.
The same build, other model years
GMC used the VIN pattern 1GTEK14W for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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 | EK14W | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | T | Model year — 1996 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
33 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1GTEK14W-T shares the specification above.
- 33 Known VINs
- 1GTEK14W 6TZ533569
- 1GTEK14W 0TZ540551
- 1GTEK14W 3TZ532945
- 1GTEK14W XTZ514149
- 1GTEK14W 3TZ513408
- 1GTEK14W XTZ529847
- 1GTEK14W 7TZ532446
- 1GTEK14W 9TZ535820
- 1GTEK14W 8TZ510892
- 1GTEK14W 2TZ531138
- 1GTEK14W 9TZ519486
- 1GTEK14W 9TZ529984
- 1GTEK14W 7TZ513430
- 1GTEK14W 9TZ517625
- 1GTEK14W 6TZ508574
- 1GTEK14W 6TZ530901
- 1GTEK14W 5TZ511885
- 1GTEK14W 0TZ517822
- 1GTEK14W 9TZ539902
- 1GTEK14W 5TZ537368
- 1GTEK14W 2TZ535657
- 1GTEK14W 8T2531841
- 1GTEK14W 1TZ504139
- 1GTEK14W 5TZ540075
- 1GTEK14W 6TZ535712
- 1GTEK14W XTZ511686
- 1GTEK14W 8TZ531323
- 1GTEK14W 1TZ514265
- 1GTEK14W 5TZ535085
- 1GTEK14W 7TZ541289
- 1GTEK14W 9TZ528852
- 1GTEK14W 4TZ535238
- 1GTEK14W 6TZ534592
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Sierra, 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 33 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.