Factory build sheet
2003 Isuzu Ascender
Build 4NUET16P-3 · 5.3L 8cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4NUET16P and position 10 reads 3. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Ascender whose VIN starts 4NUET16P and carries 3 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 31 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 31 known VINs
Factory specification
As filed by Isuzu 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
- 5.3 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- LM4 Alum
- Engine manufacturer
- GM
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- 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.
The same build, other model years
Isuzu used the VIN pattern 4NUET16P for 2 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2003 You are here code 3
- 2004 LS/Limited 5.3L 8cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 31 vehicles code 4
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 | 4NU | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | ET16P | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 3 | Model year — 2003 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
31 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 4NUET16P-3 shares the specification above.
- 31 Known VINs
- 4NUET16P 632101547
- 4NUET16P 532101006
- 4NUET16P 636101198
- 4NUET16P 736101386
- 4NUET16P 536100866
- 4NUET16P 432100994
- 4NUET16P 336100378
- 4NUET16P 436100793
- 4NUET16P 936100451
- 4NUET16P 436100020
- 4NUET16P 136101223
- 4NUET16P 832101775
- 4NUET16P 436100955
- 4NUET16P 632100799
- 4NUET16P X32101051
- 4NUET16P 532101555
- 4NUET16P 432101515
- 4NUET16P X36101009
- 4NUET16P 936100238
- 4NUET16P 232101190
- 4NUET16P 836101123
- 4NUET16P 532101863
- 4NUET16P 536100690
- 4NUET16P 932101428
- 4NUET16P 736100013
- 4NUET16P 336100557
- 4NUET16P 332100369
- 4NUET16P 436100972
- 4NUET16P 136100587
- 4NUET16P 836100599
- 4NUET16P 032101849
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Ascender, 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.
- 2003 S 4.2L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 36 vehicles
- 2004 4.2L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 190 vehicles
- 2004 4.2L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 100 vehicles
- 2004 4.2L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 88 vehicles
- 2005 4.2L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 157 vehicles
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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 31 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.