Every GMC Canyon (2017–2022) carries a 17-character VIN that begins with the 1GT WMI. The Canyon is a gas truck; this page shows what each character of a GMC Canyon VIN means and gives 4 checksum-valid sample VINs you can drop straight into test fixtures. Synthetic — not real: no scraping, no real-owner data. The generator below is pre-filtered to the Canyon.
Each sample below is built from the real 1GT WMI and the Canyon's descriptor, so it decodes to a GMC Canyon of the right model year:
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Worked on the sample 1GTG5CEN3H1408956 — a 2017 GMC Canyon:
| Position | Section | Value | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | WMI | 1GT | Marks the VIN as GMC, built in United States |
| 4–8 | VDS | G5CEN | Descriptor for the Canyon — truck body, gas powertrain |
| 9 | Check digit | 3 | Mod-11 checksum over the other 16 characters |
| 10 | Model year | H | Code H = 2017 |
| 11 | Plant | 1 | Assembly-plant code |
| 12–17 | Serial | 408956 | Sequential production number |
Positions 1–3 of every GMC Canyon VIN read 1GT — the World Manufacturer Identifier that marks the vehicle as GMC, assembled in United States (North America). After the WMI, positions 4–8 (G5CEN in our seed) describe the Canyon itself; see the full 17-digit format.
Position 10 encodes the model year. For the Canyon, 2017 is code H and 2022 is code N. See the 2022 year code or the check-digit math.
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A GMC Canyon VIN is 17 characters starting with the 1GT WMI, for example 1GTG5CEN3H1408956. Positions 4–8 describe the Canyon, position 9 is the check digit, position 10 is the model year, and 12–17 are the serial number.
Read it left to right: 1GT is the GMC WMI, positions 4–8 are the Canyon descriptor, position 9 verifies the VIN via a mod-11 checksum, position 10 gives the year, position 11 the plant, and 12–17 the serial. Paste any VIN into the decoder to do it automatically.
The Canyon in our seed uses the 1GT WMI (United States). Any VIN beginning with 1GT decodes to GMC.
No. They are synthetically generated but checksum-valid, use the real GMC 1GT WMI, and carry the Canyon's descriptor and a valid year code — so a decoder returns a GMC Canyon. No real vehicle's VIN is used.