Factory build sheet
1997 GMC Sierra C1500
Build 2GTEC19M-V · 5L 8cyl · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 2GTEC19M and position 10 reads V. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Sierra whose VIN starts 2GTEC19M and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 74 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 74 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 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- WRN
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Pickup
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Cab type
- Extra/Super/Quad/Double/King/Extended
- Series
- 1500 (1/2 Ton)
- 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 2GTEC19M for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 1996 C1500 5L 8cyl Pickup · 66 vehicles code T
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1997 You are here code V
- 1998 5L 8cyl Pickup · 115 vehicles code W
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 | 2GT | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | EC19M | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | V | Model year — 1997 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
74 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 2GTEC19M-V shares the specification above.
- 74 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 2GTEC19M XV1566087
- 2GTEC19M 9V1566517
- 2GTEC19M 8V1531855
- 2GTEC19M 0V1567118
- 2GTEC19M XV1544431
- 2GTEC19M 8V1553824
- 2GTEC19M XV1568485
- 2GTEC19M 8V1546954
- 2GTEC19M 9V1547594
- 2GTEC19M XV1538838
- 2GTEC19M 7V1509197
- 2GTEC19M 8V1551412
- 2GTEC19M 7V1548789
- 2GTEC19M 1V1529901
- 2GTEC19M 6V1563798
- 2GTEC19M 5V1527147
- 2GTEC19M 8V1557226
- 2GTEC19M 3V1532170
- 2GTEC19M 8V1519561
- 2GTEC19M 6V1530185
- 2GTEC19M 1V1541286
- 2GTEC19M 4V1555960
- 2GTEC19M 9V1554836
- 2GTEC19M 7V1506493
- 2GTEC19M 1V1527534
- 2GTEC19M 6V1530350
- 2GTEC19M 9V1533422
- 2GTEC19M 4V1532954
- 2GTEC19M 1V1527937
- 2GTEC19M 9V1533386
- 2GTEC19M 6V1549464
- 2GTEC19M 8V1547361
- 2GTEC19M 9V1524980
- 2GTEC19M 8V1554133
- 2GTEC19M 4V1553156
- 2GTEC19M 3V1552970
- 2GTEC19M 9V1531931
- 2GTEC19M 3V1522142
- 2GTEC19M XV1520033
- 2GTEC19M 6V1542112
- 2GTEC19M 3V1549728
- 2GTEC19M XV1570320
- 2GTEC19M 5V1563727
- 2GTEC19M 2V1517336
- 2GTEC19M 4V1502501
- 2GTEC19M XV1553579
- 2GTEC19M 1V1567290
- 2GTEC19M 3V1541628
- 2GTEC19M 2V1562096
- 2GTEC19M 0V1538458
- 2GTEC19M 7V1513539
- 2GTEC19M 4V1523817
- 2GTEC19M 7V1560165
- 2GTEC19M 5V1558155
- 2GTEC19M 4V1538835
- 2GTEC19M 4V1510226
- 2GTEC19M 7V1532821
- 2GTEC19M 7V1557735
- 2GTEC19M 1V1560999
- 2GTEC19M 7V1555841
- 2GTEC19M 9V1509735
- 2GTEC19M 6V1526539
- 2GTEC19M 5V1528993
- 2GTEC19M 1V1517988
- 2GTEC19M 5V1537175
- 2GTEC19M 8V1570980
- 2GTEC19M XV1517942
- 2GTEC19M 7V1541955
- 2GTEC19M 1V1550327
- 2GTEC19M 3V1542570
- 2GTEC19M 9V1547630
- 2GTEC19M XV1538242
- 2GTEC19M 6V1565079
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 74 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.