Enter the 17-character VIN of your Cadillac Escalade to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Enter the 17-character VIN of a Cadillac Escalade and the decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. Our data covers 11 versions of the Escalade, from Escalade I to Escalade V and Escalade IQ, with model years from 1998 to 2024. All of them are SUVs, and listed power runs from 258 to 682 hp.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners, so the decoder cannot show them. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report. When you are looking at a car, compare the model year the decoder returns with the one in the listing and the registration papers.
1998 - 2024
Production years
258 - 682 hp
Power
1
Body styles
11
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Escalade I | 1998 - 2002 | SUV | 258 hp |
| Cadillac Escalade II | 2002 - 2006 | SUV | 288 - 409 hp |
| Cadillac Escalade II EXT | 2002 - 2006 | - | 349 hp |
| Cadillac Escalade III | 2007 - 2014 | SUV | 337 - 409 hp |
| Cadillac Escalade III EXT | 2007 - 2013 | - | 403 hp |
| Cadillac Escalade IV | 2014 - 2020 | SUV | 420 hp |
| Cadillac Escalade V | 2020 - 2024 | SUV | 277 - 682 hp |
| Cadillac Escalade V ESV | 2020 - 2024 | SUV | 277 - 682 hp |
| Cadillac Escalade IQ | 2024 | SUV | - |
| Cadillac Escalade V (facelift 2024) | 2024 | SUV | 420 - 682 hp |
| Cadillac Escalade V ESV (facelift 2024) | 2024 | SUV | 420 - 682 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Cadillac Escalade, with model years 1998 - 2024 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1998 - 2024 across 11 versions of the Cadillac Escalade. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Cadillac Escalade the characters to expect are 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022), P (2023), R (2024).
11 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 682 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives you the model year, which is stored in the 10th character, and that narrows down which of our 11 versions is plausible. Then check the badging and the papers for names such as EXT or ESV, or for a 2024 facelift.
Read all 17 characters on the car and check that they match the registration document and the sales listing exactly. Remember that I, O and Q are never used in a VIN, so those letters point to a misread or a mistake. Also check that the model year from the decoder fits the year stated in the paperwork.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft or how many owners the car has had, because none of that is stored in a VIN. It also does not confirm the power output of a particular car, which in our data ranges from 258 to 682 hp across the Escalade versions.