Enter the 17-character VIN of your GMC Sonoma 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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Looking at a model GMC Sonoma? Enter its 17-character VIN here and the free decoder tells you the manufacturer, the model year and the manufacturing country. Versions in our data for the car GMC Sonoma: 1, spread across the years 1996 - 2002. Three facts come straight from the code: who made the car, which model year it belongs to and where it was manufactured. The assembly plant is a bonus when the maker encodes it.
Keep in mind that a decoded VIN says nothing about a vehicle's past: no accidents, no mileage, no theft flags and no owner list are stored in it. Look at the VIN of the car GMC Sonoma in more than one place. The number on the dashboard and the one on the door frame should agree with each other and with the paperwork.
1996 - 2002
Production years
120 - 190 hp
Power
-
Body styles
1
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| GMC Sonoma (GMT400) | 1996 - 2002 | - | 120 - 190 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the GMC Sonoma, with model years 1996 - 2002 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 1996 - 2002 across 1 version of the GMC Sonoma. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the GMC Sonoma the characters to expect are T (1996), V (1997), W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002).
1 version, with power up to 190 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The usual places are the dashboard just under the windshield, the frame of the driver's door and the registration document. Compare them with each other.
It cannot show accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners. The VIN does not contain that information; it is found in a paid vehicle history report.
Yes. The decoder is free and open to everyone, so no account, login or registration is required.