Factory build sheet
2016 Buick Encore
Build KL4CJASB-2 · 1.4L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KL4CJASB and position 10 reads 2. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Encore whose VIN starts KL4CJASB and carries 2 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 - VVT, ALUM GME E85 MAX
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Front-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 KL4CJASB for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2013 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,306 vehicles code D $8,004
- 2014 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,882 vehicles code E $6,995
- 2015 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 5,428 vehicles code F $8,995
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2016 You are here code 2
- 2016 FWD 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 10,393 vehicles code G $9,995
- 2017 Preferred 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 12,869 vehicles code H $10,518
- 2018 Preferred 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 18,124 vehicles code J $11,500
- 2019 Preferred 1.4L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 28,173 vehicles code K $12,997
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 | CJASB | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 2 | Model year — 2016 |
| 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 2016 Buick Encore as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2016 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 KL4CJASB-2 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.