1. GMC Sierra 1500
  2. Specs
  3. Ground Clearance

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

  1. 2007

    Stored ground clearance changed

    8.7 in → 13.4 in

  2. 2015

    Stored ground clearance changed

    13.4 in → 8.9 in

  3. 2019

    Stored ground clearance changed

    8.9 in → 10.9 in

Ground clearance by year

Ground clearance by year. 8.6 in to 13.4 in across 2001–2023.20012007201520192023

Clearance by year

YearClearanceConfigs
20237.9–11.1 in31
20227.9–11.1 in31
20217.9–10.9 in25
20207.8–10.9 in33
20197.8–10.9 in29
20188.2–8.9 in26
20178.7–8.9 in12
20168.2–8.9 in25
20158.2–8.9 in30
2014—30
201311.8–13.4 in33
201211.8–13.4 in33
201111.8–13.4 in33
201011.8–13.4 in33
200911.8–13.4 in39
200811.8–13.4 in46
200711.8–13.4 in44
20068.1–8.7 in49
20058.1–8.7 in35
20048.1–8.7 in33
20038.3–8.6 in24
20028.3–8.7 in29
20018.3–8.7 in21
2000—32
1999—24