Is my Silverado or Sierra a "Refresh"? Here's how you can tell!
General Motors doesn’t always split model years evenly, and we’ve seen this happen in the past, with more examples likely in the future. A recent instance occurred in 2022 with the GM 1500 platform. The "new" body style debuted mid-year, resulting in 2022.5 trucks that resemble the 2023 models but still feature the LM2 Duramax engine from the 2020-2022 trucks. To distinguish between the two, the pre-refresh 2022 models have a 12th VIN digit of 4 or lower, while the refreshed 2022.5 models have a 12th VIN digit of 5 or higher.

Silverado
The most notable differences on the exterior on the Silverado took place on the front fascia. The 2022 is an LTZ and the 2022.5 is an LT trim model truck where there are minor differences in the same model year this shows the differences between the "refresh" trucks. The headlights saw a slight revision, along with the grille and bumpers.
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Another major upgrade was the interior, this was a much needed interior update as there has not been any major changes to the interior since 2014. This is a massive step forward and is a much more modern interior design. You can see an all new screen design along with a full digital gauge cluster, revised center console and center stack with new AC controls.
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Sierra
You can see similar changes on the GMC platform with their unique design elements. While these trucks may look similar at first glance there were a lot of stylistic changes that they made on the headlights, grille, bumper and hood.
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The sierra also changed the interior drastically. It is hard to believe that the 2022 interior was also a Denali but it in fact is. Everything was revised on the interior along with new color and material options now available you can outfit your truck with more luxuries than ever before.
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