Factory build sheet
2009 GMC Sierra SLE
Build 3GTEC23C-9 · 4.8L 8cyl · Pickup
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3GTEC23C and position 10 reads 9. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Sierra whose VIN starts 3GTEC23C and carries 9 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 29 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 29 known VINs
This configuration is identical to 2009 GMC Sierra SLE 4.8L 8cyl Pickup (39 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
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
- 4.8 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- LY2
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Pickup
- NHTSA body type
- TRUCK
- Doors
- 4
- Series
- 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.
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 | 3GT | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | EC23C | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 9 | Model year — 2009 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
29 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3GTEC23C-9 shares the specification above.
- 29 Known VINs
- 3GTEC23C 89G148579
- 3GTEC23C X9G124686
- 3GTEC23C 39G106630
- 3GTEC23C 29G208341
- 3GTEC23C 89G218324
- 3GTEC23C 29G250394
- 3GTEC23C 29G208498
- 3GTEC23C X9G113168
- 3GTEC23C 99G220535
- 3GTEC23C 59G190224
- 3GTEC23C 89G279463
- 3GTEC23C 99G107829
- 3GTEC23C 09G189479
- 3GTEC23C X9G205428
- 3GTEC23C 69G200971
- 3GTEC23C 89G173336
- 3GTEC23C 09G106343
- 3GTEC23C 09G200593
- 3GTEC23C 19G197316
- 3GTEC23C 59G110579
- 3GTEC23C 89G112889
- 3GTEC23C 99G105112
- 3GTEC23C 79G194081
- 3GTEC23C 49G286720
- 3GTEC23C 99G180733
- 3GTEC23C 19G104343
- 3GTEC23C 39G207859
- 3GTEC23C 99G184863
- 3GTEC23C 79G154258
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 29 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.