Factory build sheet
2020 GMC Terrain SLE
Build 3GKALTEV-L · 1.5L 4cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3GKALTEV and position 10 reads L. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Terrain whose VIN starts 3GKALTEV and carries L in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 8,815 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 8,815 known VINs
- 196 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
- 1.5 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- LYX
- Engine manufacturer
- GM
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 9
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Standard
- Crash imminent braking Standard
- Lane departure warning Standard
- Lane keeping assistance Standard
- Adaptive cruise control Optional
- Blind spot warning Optional
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$16,995 median asking price · 290 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $9,500 Top 2% of listings $23,138
The same build, other model years
GMC used the VIN pattern 3GKALTEV for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2018 SLE AWD 1.5L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 7,552 vehicles code J $12,995
- 2019 SLE 1.5L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 10,139 vehicles code K $14,999
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2020 You are here code L $16,995
- 2021 SLE 1.5L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 7,310 vehicles code M $19,183
- 2022 SLE 1.5L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 14,878 vehicles code N $21,356
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 | 3GK | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | ALTEV | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | L | Model year — 2020 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2020 GMC Terrain as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2020 Terrain. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
8,815 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3GKALTEV-L shares the specification above.
- 8,815 Known VINs
- 196 Listed for sale now
- 290 Priced listings
- $16,995 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 7 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Terrain, 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.
- 2020 SLE 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 128 vehicles · $14,171 median
- 2020 SLT 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 3,007 vehicles · $19,995 median
- 2020 Denali 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 4,682 vehicles · $21,900 median
- 2021 SLT 1.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 8,393 vehicles · $17,995 median
- 2021 SLT 1.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 9,895 vehicles · $18,995 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.
Prices are asking prices from 290 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 8,815 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.