Factory build sheet
1997 GMC Sierra
Build 2GTEC19W-V · 4.3L 6cyl · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 2GTEC19W 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 2GTEC19W and carries V in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 18 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 18 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
- 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 2GTEC19W 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 4.3L 6cyl Pickup · 148 vehicles code T
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1997 You are here code V
- 2002 4.3L 6cyl Pickup · 56 vehicles code 2
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 | EC19W | 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 |
18 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 2GTEC19W-V shares the specification above.
- 18 Known VINs
- 2GTEC19W 4V1502449
- 2GTEC19W 5V1506302
- 2GTEC19W XV1504187
- 2GTEC19W 3V1514012
- 2GTEC19W 0V1508071
- 2GTEC19W 1V1507446
- 2GTEC19W 8V1505824
- 2GTEC19W 0V1505848
- 2GTEC19W 2V1505382
- 2GTEC19W 5V1506011
- 2GTEC19W 3V1503804
- 2GTEC19W 5V1506414
- 2GTEC19W 6V1502646
- 2GTEC19W 1V1506961
- 2GTEC19W 6V1508771
- 2GTEC19W 9V1501992
- 2GTEC19W 9V1507534
- 2GTEC19W 3V1508775
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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 18 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.