GMC Sierra 1500 Ground Clearance by Year
The GMC Sierra 1500’s listed ground clearance ranges from 7.8 to 13.4 inches across the catalog years 1999–2023. The range shows the lowest and highest figures represented in the available facts; it is not one clearance figure that applies to every Sierra 1500. The exact measurement depends on the specific model year and configuration.
Use the figures as a reference when comparing the listed years, and check the entry for the year and trim you are considering. The available facts do not identify which years, trims, or engines correspond to either end of the range, so they cannot establish a clearance figure for a particular vehicle. A year or engine change may have a different listed measurement, but no more specific breakdown is provided here.
If you need the exact ground clearance for a specific Sierra 1500, confirm it on the vehicle’s door jamb or in the owner’s manual. Do not assume that the range endpoints apply to your truck without checking its year and configuration.
Stored ground clearance by year. Missing years have no clearance figure in this extract.
The largest stored change occurs between 2006 and 2007, when ground clearance increases.
Key changes
- 2007
Stored ground clearance changed
8.7 in → 13.4 in
- 2015
Stored ground clearance changed
13.4 in → 8.9 in
- 2019
Stored ground clearance changed
8.9 in → 10.9 in
Ground clearance by year
Clearance by year
| Year | Clearance | Configs |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.9–11.1 in | 31 |
| 2022 | 7.9–11.1 in | 31 |
| 2021 | 7.9–10.9 in | 25 |
| 2020 | 7.8–10.9 in | 33 |
| 2019 | 7.8–10.9 in | 29 |
| 2018 | 8.2–8.9 in | 26 |
| 2017 | 8.7–8.9 in | 12 |
| 2016 | 8.2–8.9 in | 25 |
| 2015 | 8.2–8.9 in | 30 |
| 2014 | — | 30 |
| 2013 | 11.8–13.4 in | 33 |
| 2012 | 11.8–13.4 in | 33 |
| 2011 | 11.8–13.4 in | 33 |
| 2010 | 11.8–13.4 in | 33 |
| 2009 | 11.8–13.4 in | 39 |
| 2008 | 11.8–13.4 in | 46 |
| 2007 | 11.8–13.4 in | 44 |
| 2006 | 8.1–8.7 in | 49 |
| 2005 | 8.1–8.7 in | 35 |
| 2004 | 8.1–8.7 in | 33 |
| 2003 | 8.3–8.6 in | 24 |
| 2002 | 8.3–8.7 in | 29 |
| 2001 | 8.3–8.7 in | 21 |
| 2000 | — | 32 |
| 1999 | — | 24 |