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Chevrolet VIN Decoder

Enter a Chevrolet VIN to see the model, model year, engine, drive type and assembly plant. Works for cars, SUVs, pickups and vans.

No VIN at hand? Try an example:

  • 1-3Manufacturer
  • 4-8Description
  • 9Check
  • 10Year
  • 11Plant
  • 12-17Serial number
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Data from the public NHTSA vPIC database. CarFlow is not affiliated with any vehicle manufacturer; make and model names belong to their owners.

How to read a Chevrolet VIN

Chevrolet shares its codes with the rest of General Motors. 1G1 is a US-built passenger car, 1GC a pickup, 1GN an SUV. The same pattern with a 2 is Canada and with a 3 Mexico, so 3GC is a Silverado from a Mexican plant.

Small Chevrolets built by GM Korea start with KL: KL1, KL7 and KL8. A few models built by partners keep the partner's code, such as 3N6 for a van built by Nissan in Mexico.

On a GM vehicle position 8 is the engine code, the character parts counters ask for. Position 11 is the plant: in the sample VIN 1GCUKREC6FF100001, a 2015 Silverado, the letter F stands for Flint. A 2018 Malibu with F in that position came from Kansas City, because plant letters are reused across vehicle lines.

Chevrolet manufacturer codes

The first three characters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Identifier. These are the codes registered with NHTSA for vehicles sold as Chevrolet.

CodeRegistered toVehicle typeAssigned to
1G1General Motors LLCPassenger CarUnited States
1GAGeneral Motors LLCBusUnited States
1GBGeneral Motors LLCIncomplete VehicleUnited States
1GCGeneral Motors LLCTruckUnited States
1GNGeneral Motors LLCMultipurpose Passenger VehicleUnited States
1HAInternational Motors, LLCIncomplete VehicleUnited States
1HTInternational Motors, LLCIncomplete VehicleUnited States
1Y1New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.Passenger CarUnited States
2C1General Motors LLCPassenger CarCanada
2CCCami Automotive IncMultipurpose Passenger VehicleCanada
2CNGeneral Motors LLCMultipurpose Passenger VehicleCanada
2G1General Motors LLCPassenger CarCanada
2G5General Motors LLCTruckCanada
2G8General Motors LLCMultipurpose Passenger VehicleCanada
2GAGeneral Motors LLCBusCanada
2GBGeneral Motors LLCIncomplete VehicleCanada
2GCGeneral Motors LLCTruckCanada
2GNGeneral Motors LLCMultipurpose Passenger VehicleCanada
3G1General Motors LLCPassenger CarMexico
3GBGeneral Motors LLCIncomplete VehicleMexico
3GCGeneral Motors LLCTruckMexico
3GMGeneral Motors LLCMultipurpose Passenger VehicleMexico
3GNGeneral Motors LLCMultipurpose Passenger VehicleMexico
3N6Nissan Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.TruckMexico
4G1General Motors LLCPassenger CarUnited States
4G3General Motors LLCPassenger CarUnited States
4KBGeneral Motors LLCIncomplete VehicleUnited States
4VZThe Shyft Group, Inc.Incomplete VehicleUnited States
4W1General Motors LLCMultipurpose Passenger VehicleUnited States
54DThe Shyft Group, Inc.Incomplete VehicleUnited States
5WEIC BUS, LLCIncomplete VehicleUnited States
6G1General Motors LLCPassenger CarAustralia
6G3General Motors LLCPassenger CarAustralia
J81Isuzu Motors Limited, JapanPassenger CarJapan
J8BIsuzu Motors Limited, JapanIncomplete VehicleJapan
J8ZIsuzu Motors Limited, JapanTruckJapan
JALIsuzu Motors Limited, JapanIncomplete VehicleJapan
JG1General Motors LLCPassenger CarJapan
JN6Nissan Motor Company, LtdTruckJapan
KL1General Motors LLCPassenger CarSouth Korea
KL7General Motors LLCMultipurpose Passenger VehicleSouth Korea
KL8General Motors LLCPassenger CarSouth Korea

The country comes from the first two characters of the code, following the international allocation.

Where to find the VIN on a Chevrolet

Windshield

Driver side of the dashboard, readable from outside.

Driver door jamb

On the certification label in the door opening.

Frame

On the Silverado, Tahoe, Suburban and other body-on-frame models the VIN is also stamped into the frame.

Paperwork

On the title, registration and insurance documents.

Chevrolet models you can decode

The decoder covers every Chevrolet sold in the United States. Among the most common:

  • Chevrolet Silverado
  • Chevrolet Equinox
  • Chevrolet Tahoe
  • Chevrolet Suburban
  • Chevrolet Malibu
  • Chevrolet Traverse
  • Chevrolet Colorado
  • Chevrolet Camaro
  • Chevrolet Corvette
  • Chevrolet Blazer

Chevrolet VIN questions

1G1 for US-built cars, 1GC for trucks and 1GN for SUVs. A leading 2 means Canada, 3 means Mexico and KL means GM Korea.

The 8th. GM uses one character for the engine, and the decoder shows it as displacement, cylinders and fuel type.

They are built by the same company in the same plants. Only the third character differs: for example 1GC is a Chevrolet truck and 1GT a GMC truck.

Only from 1981 on. Earlier Chevrolets used 13-character numbers in a different format, which the database does not cover.

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