Factory build sheet
2014 Buick Encore FWD
Build KL4CJESB-7 · 1.4L 4cyl · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KL4CJESB and position 10 reads 7. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Encore whose VIN starts KL4CJESB and carries 7 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1 known VINs
Factory specification
As filed by Buick with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 1.4 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- LUV
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Buick used the VIN pattern KL4CJESB for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2014 You are here code 7
- 2014 AWD 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 774 vehicles code E $9,400
- 2015 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,656 vehicles code F $9,995
- 2016 AWD 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,600 vehicles code G $9,100
- 2017 Preferred 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 3,528 vehicles code H $10,900
- 2018 Preferred 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 3,963 vehicles code J $11,980
- 2019 Preferred 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 9,261 vehicles code K $13,296
- 2020 Preferred 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 4,294 vehicles code L $14,074
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | KL4 | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | CJESB | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 7 | Model year — 2014 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2014 Buick Encore as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
4 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2014 Encore. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
1 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KL4CJESB-7 shares the specification above.
- 1 Known VINs
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 1 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.