Factory build sheet
2017 Buick Encore Base
Build KL4CJ3SB-H · 1.4L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read KL4CJ3SB and position 10 reads H. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Encore whose VIN starts KL4CJ3SB and carries H in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 126 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 126 known VINs
- 3 listed for sale now
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
- Engine model
- LUV MFI, VVT: Variable Valve Timing, ALUM, E85 MAX
- Engine manufacturer
- GME
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Front-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 6
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- 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 KL4CJ3SB for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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 | CJ3SB | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | H | Model year — 2017 |
| 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 2017 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 2017 Encore. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
126 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to KL4CJ3SB-H shares the specification above.
- 126 Known VINs
- 3 Listed for sale now
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Encore, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2017 Preferred 1.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 12,873 vehicles · $10,518 median
- 2017 Preferred II 1.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 2,765 vehicles · $10,599 median
- 2017 Preferred II 1.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 104 vehicles · $11,500 median
- 2017 Essence 1.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 132 vehicles · $11,200 median
- 2017 Preferred 1.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 3,522 vehicles · $10,900 median
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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 126 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.