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Chevrolet Express 4.3L six-cylinder

The LV1 is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 4.3L six-cylinder configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. We decode it on 72,704 VINs across 70 factory builds, and 3,214 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $22,981.

Cylinders
6
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline
Fitted
1997–2026
Gearboxes
Automatic

◷ Updated September 21, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$22,981
Configuration price reference
3,214
On sale today with the 4.3L 6-cyl
1997–2026
Model years it was fitted
70
Factory configurations
72,704
Express VINs decoded with it

The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.

Where the 4.3L 6-cyl sits in the Express engine lineup

Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years recorded for it; the price is a reference across priced configurations, with each configuration weighted equally. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — overlapping years alone do not match the vehicles by age, trim, mileage or condition.

4.3L 6-cyl this page
1997–2026
$22,981
3,214 on sale
4.8L 8-cyl
2003–2017
$10,580
1,288 on sale
5.3L 8-cyl
2003–2014
$14,995
171 on sale
5.7L 8-cyl
1997–2002
$10,995
23 on sale
6.0L 8-cyl
2003–2020
$14,500
364 hp · 1,035 on sale
6.6L 8-cyl turbo
2006–2026
$45,403
1,923 on sale

6 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Chevrolet Express price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which Express years got a 4.3L 6-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2026 3,388 715 5 2025 10,362 956 5 2024 6,944 144 5 2023 8,389 163 4 2022 6,353 131 4 2021 8,533 286 4 2020 3,937 175 4 2019 4,889 266 3 2018 4,005 179 3 2014 2,014 53 1 2013 1,724 35 1 2012 1,974 36 1 2011 761 14 1 2009 812 8 1 2008 1,400 16 1 2007 1,422 12 1 2006 1,429 12 3 2005 992 3 3 2004 827 2 2 2003 491 3 3

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Express report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

70 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2026

3 builds

2025

1 build

2023

2 builds

2022

1 build

2019

2 builds

2014

1 build

2006

2 builds

2005

2 builds

2004

1 build

2002

2 builds

2001

2 builds

2000

1 build

1999

2 builds

1998

1 build

1997

1 build

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 70. Every 2026 Express build →

The 4.3L 6-cyl Express: common questions

Which Express years have the 4.3L 6-cyl?

1997–2026 — 26 model years in our VIN decode, across 70 factory configurations and 72,704 VINs.

What does a 4.3L 6-cyl Express cost?

$22,981 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.

What is the engine code, and does it matter?

LV1 — the code the VIN decodes to on the configurations on this page. It matters when you order parts or read a service history: the same displacement badge on another model can be a different code with different outputs.

4.3L 6-cyl Express on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.